Sir Muirhead Bone. 1876-1953.
Joseph Conrad. 1923. Drypoint. Dodgson 386.vi. 10 15/16 x 6 1/4 (sheet 15 3/4 x 10 15/16). Edition of 71 in this state (total edition 89). An rich, tonal impression printed on simili-Japon paper. Annotated 'vi' in pencil in the lower left margin; signed in pencil. $3,500.
In 1923, Conrad came to the United States to give a reading, and he was fęted by the press and admiring readers. On the voyage home in April, he met Muirhead and Captain David Bone on the 'Tuscania'. Muirhead Bone made etched portraits of Conrad in 1923.
An image of Conrad and the Bones standing on the deck of the 'Tuscania' is online atBone
Joseph Conrad (born Teodor Józef Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-born British novelist. Orphaned at the age of eleven, he was placed in the care of his maternal uncle, Tadeusz Bobrowski, in Kraków, who allowed Conrad to travel to Marseille and begin a career as a seaman at the age of 16.In 1878, after a failed suicide attempt, Conrad took service on his first British ship bound for Constantinople, before its return to Lowestoft, his first landing in Britain. He did not become fluent in English until the age of 21, and in 1886 gained both his Master Mariner's certificate and British citizenship, officially changing his name to "Joseph Conrad." He later lived in London and near Canterbury, Kent. Conrad was to serve a total of sixteen years in the British merchant marine. During his sea voyages, he began writing short stories, novels and memoirs, and subsequently became one of the leading twentieth-century novelists.
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