Sir Muirhead Bone. 1876-1953.
Afternoon, Sahagún, Spain. 1929. Drypoint. Dodgson 433.ix. 11 3/4 x 7 1/8 (sheet 15 3/8 x 11). Edition 68 in 9 states. Signed in pencil.A fine impression with plate tone and rich drypoint burr, printed on simili-Japan paper. Collector's stamp verso: S. William Pelletier. Signed in pencil. $450.
The print shows the Romanesque church of San Lorenzo, located on the pilgrimage road to Santiago de Compostela in the Spanish Iberian peninsula. Two women stand in the shade near the houses on the left. A dog searches for food in the street as the sun sets, shading one side ofthe church tower and the lower parts of the houses on the right.
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