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Muirhead Bone

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WA-00026302

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WikidataQ5581681 ULAN500000110

MoMA

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Britain at War

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/657
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Muirhead Bone was a British printmaker and draughtsman renowned for his etched architectural studies and urban landscapes. Working primarily in etching and drypoint throughout the early twentieth century, he developed a precise, descriptive approach to capturing buildings, streets, and industrial scenes with meticulous line work. His graphic output encompassed both intimate studies and large-scale ambitious compositions that treated architectural form as a subject of sustained formal investigation.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (9)

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"Fountain in Spain" Vase

1940 · Glass

H. 11-3/8, Diam. 7-3/4 in. (28.9 x 19.7 cm.) Weight: 6.80 lbs (3.08 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Building a Liner at Greenock (On the Clyde, no. 6)

1917 · Lithograph

Image: 20 5/16 × 14 1/4 in. (51.6 × 36.2 cm) Sheet: 23 11/16 × 15 3/4 in. (60.2 × 40 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Building a Cross Channel Train Ferry (On the Clyde, no. 1)

1917 · Lithograph

Image: 14 7/16 × 18 11/16 in. (36.7 × 47.5 cm) Sheet: 15 7/8 in. × 24 in. (40.4 × 61 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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On the Clyde

1917 · Transfer (?) lithograph

Portfolio 24 5/16 x 16 7/16" (61.8 x 42.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Frederick Palmer

1916 · Graphite and watercolor on paper mounted on paper

11 3/16 × 7 13/16 in. (28.4 × 19.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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San Frediano in Cestello, Florence

1915 · Drypoint; printed with plate tone

Plate: 9 13/16 × 11 7/8 in. (25 × 30.2 cm) Sheet: 11 13/16 × 15 15/16 in. (30 × 40.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Side of the Duomo, Orvieto

1912 · Graphite on paper

14 1/2 × 10 in. (36.8 × 25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portret van James Bone

1899 · drypoint on paper

width: 70 cm, height: 95 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Street in Falmouth

1876 · Graphite and watercolor on paper prepared with white ground

7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

9 published of 10 catalogued · 1 with image

The Met
7 published
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

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1 entries · 1 sources

Portret van James Bone
1899 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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11 assets

Rijksmuseum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Group Exhibition Britain at War

New York · 1941