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1876 Glasgow, Scotland - 1953 Oxford, England. Known for: Etching, drypoint, combat drawings, watercolor painting.
Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 - 21 October 1953) was a Scottish etcher, drypoint and watercolour artist. The son of a printer, Bone was born in Glasgow and trained initially as an architect, later... Read full biography
Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 - 21 October 1953) was a Scottish etcher, drypoint and watercolour artist. The son of a printer, Bone was born in Glasgow and trained initially as an architect, later going on to study art at Glasgow School of Art*. He began printmaking in 1898, and although his... Read full biography
Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 - 21 October 1953) was a Scottish etcher, drypoint and watercolour artist. The son of a printer, Bone was born in Glasgow and trained initially as an architect, later going on to study art at Glasgow School of Art*. He began printmaking in 1898, and although his first known print was a lithograph*, he is better known for his etchings* and drypoints*. His subject matter was principally related to landscapes, architecture, which often focused on urban construction... Read full biography
Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 - 21 October 1953) was a Scottish etcher, drypoint and watercolour artist. The son of a printer, Bone was born in Glasgow and trained initially as an architect, later going on to study art at Glasgow School of Art*. He began printmaking in 1898, and although his first known print was a lithograph*, he is better known for his etchings* and drypoints*. His subject matter was principally related to landscapes, architecture, which often focused on urban construction and demolition sites and industry. In 1901 he moved to London, where he met William Strang, Dugald MacColl and Alphonse Legros, and later became a member of the New English Art Club. Bone was also a member of the Glasgow Art Club with which he... Read full biography
Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 - 21 October 1953) was a Scottish etcher, drypoint and watercolour artist. The son of a printer, Bone was born in Glasgow and trained initially as an architect, later going on to study art at Glasgow School of Art*. He began printmaking in 1898, and although his first known print was a lithograph*, he is better known for his etchings* and drypoints*. His subject matter was principally related to landscapes, architecture, which often focused on urban construction and demolition sites and industry. In 1901 he moved to London, where he met William Strang, Dugald MacColl and Alphonse Legros, and later became a member of the New English Art Club. Bone was also a member of the Glasgow Art Club with which he exhibited. After the outbreak of the First World War, Charles Masterman, head of the British War Propaganda Bureau and acting on the advice of Willia... Read full biography
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David Muirhead Bone, Sir David Muirhead Bone
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Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 - 21 October 1953) was a Scottish etcher, drypoint and watercolour artist. The son of a printer, Bone was born in Glasgow and trained initially as an architect, later going on to study art at Glasgow School of Art*. He began printmaking in 1898, and although his first known print was a lithograph*, he is better known for his etchings* and drypoints*. His subject matter was principally related to landscapes, architecture, which often focused on urban construction and demolition sites and industry.
In 1901 he moved to London, where he met William Strang, Dugald MacColl and Alphonse Legros, and later became a member of the New English Art Club. Bone was also a member of the Glasgow Art Club with which he...But wait, there's more...
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