Standing Stones at Stennis, Orkney, Grey Weather

Muirhead Bone

DETAILS
  • Artist

    Muirhead Bone

  • Date

    Unknown

  • Medium

    Watercolour on paper

  • Object number

    87

  • Dimensions unframed

    20.9 × 44.5 cm

  • Dimensions framed

    43.5 × 65.5 cm

  • Place depicted

    Orkney (8299623)

  • Marks

    Signed bottom right

  • Subject

    Landscape

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Sir Muirhead Bone. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2020

ARTIST PROFILE

Sir Muirhead Bone HRSA HRSW HON RE HON ARIBA, 1876-1953

The son of a journalist, Bone was born in Glasgow and attended evening classes at Glasgow School of Art while apprenticed to an architect for three years. In 1894 he decided to become a full-time artist, working for a period as a freelance illustrator for the Scots Pictorial. His architectural training left him with a fascination with buildings, which he often depicted under construction and demolition. A consummate draughtsman, he first came to prominence as a printmaker, later becoming an etcher of international renown. However, he is remembered chiefly for his drawings in a range of media. He travelled widely, and was a distinguished was artist during both world wars.