Sir Muirhead Bone. 1876-1953.
All works are signed in pencil unless indicated otherwise.
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Portraits
Bone was a master of drypoint portraiture.
Muirhead Bone, and his brother, Captain David W. Bone, sailed from NY to England on the 'Tuscania' in April of 1923. Joseph Conrad was on the voyage. They became friends, as Conrad, like Captain Bone, had served as Merchantmen in the UK armed services. Bone made 3 portraits of Conrad, one reading, one listening to music, and the one below.
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.
Architectural Drypoints
Afternoon, Sahagun, Spain. 1929. Drypoint. Dodgson 433.ix. 11 3/4 x 7 1/8. Edition 64. $650.
The Apse, Léon Cathedral, Spain, Second Plate. 1932. Drypoint. Dodgson 441.i/x. One of three proofs in this state (total edition 133 in 10 states). A proof before the plate was cut down and before the signature in the plate. printed on cream simili-Japan wove paper with wide margins. Collector's stamp verso: S. William Pelletier. Signed, titled and annotated "trial. 1st state" in pencil. One of two prints published in the portfolio "Old Spain", 1936. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1936. $950.
Archway, Chioggia. 1915. Drypoint. Dodgson 338.ii/iii. 6 1/8 x 7 13/16 (sheet 9 7/8 x 14. Edition of 16 in this state, before the plate was reduced. The total edition was 78. Printed on cream laid paper with a partial crown watermark. A velvety, rich impression, with burr and plate tone. Collector's seal verso: S. William Pelletier. Signed in pencil. $550.
Arundel, Sussex. 1908. Drypoint. Dodgson 233.ii. 4 9/16 x 6 3/16 (sheet 5 7/16 x 7 1/4). Edition of 40 in this state (total edition 42). Printed on light tan wove paper. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 9(1922) p. 175. Collector's stamp verso: S. William Pelletier. Signed in pencil. $550.
Autumn Evening, Lowestoft. Executed in 1934, published in 1937. Drypoint. Dodgson 453.viii/x. 7 7/8 x 12 3/4 (sheet 13 x 18 3/8). Edition of 2 in this state; total edition 92 in ten states. An extremely rich impression with burr and tonal wiping. Printed on white laid paper with full margins. Signed in pencil, and annotated 'VIII - 2' and 'O.G.' by the artist. $750.
Constantinople. 1934. Drypoint. Dodgson 454.ix. 5 5/16 x 11 3/16 (sheet 10 5/8 x 15 1/2). A rich impression printed on the full sheet of white paper with deckle edges on three sides. Total edition 93. Collector's seal verso: Charles Rosenbloom. Signed in pencil. $550.
Dancing on the Apostle's Day, Santiago. 1930. Drypoint. Dodgson 444. 6 5/16 x 7 11/16 (sheet 10 3/4 x 15 7/8). Edition 133. Printed on the full sheet of white laid paper with deckle edges. From the portfolio, Two Drypoints by Muirhead Bone. The other drypoint in the folder is, Jubilee Year, Santiago de Compostela. Signed in pencil. $550.
Evening, Port of Genoa. 1915. Drypoint. Dodgson 337.v. 7 5/8 x 9 15/16. Edition of 45 in five states. $550.
Happisburgh (Haseboro') Church, Norfolk. 1934. Drypoint. Dodgson 447.iv. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 (sheet 15 3/8 x 10 7/8). Edition 38. A rich impression printed on simili-Japan paper with wide margins. Printing fold in the image upper right. Anotated 'IV 28 proofs thus' and also initialed 'MB' in the upper right-hand corner indicating that this was the artist's own proof. Signed in pencil
The Jetty, Gorleston. 1934. Drypoint. D 463.vii. 6 7/8 x 10 15/16 (sheet 9 1/8 x 10). Edition 99 in 7 states. A rich impression printed on cream-colored wove paper. Signed in pencil. $550.
Jubilee Year, Santiago de Compostela 1930. Drypoint. Dodgson 39. 13 3/8 x 7 7/8 (sheet 20 x 13 1/4). Edition 133. Printed on the full sheet of white laid paper with deckle edges. From the portfolio, Two Drypoints by Muirhead Bone. The other drypoint in the folder is, Dancing on the Apostle's Day, Santiago. Signed in pencil. $1,750.
Rainy Night in Rome. 1913. Drypoint. Dodgson 299. 12 x 8 7/8 (sheet 16 x 11 3/4). Edition 125 in 10 states. A rich impression with burr and tonal wiping. Printed on Japanese-type paper with wide margins. Signed in pencil and dated 1914. $3,750.
Somerset House. 1905. Drypoint. Dodgson 185.III. 12 x 11 5/16 (sheet 17 1/4 X 15 1/2). Edition of18 in this state (there were also 15 trial proofs in 6 states). A rich, tonal impression with burr printed on fine cream-colored Japanese mulberry paper. Signed in pencil. $950.
A Spanish Good Friday (Ronda). 1925. Drypoint. Dodgson 412.xviii/xxix. 12 1/2 x 8 1/8 (sheet 15 x 12). Edition 160 in 29 states. Illustrated: Ziggrosser: Six Centuries of Fine Prints. A rich impression with velvety drypoint burr. Printed on smooth simili-Japan paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed, annotated 'xxv' crossed out and replaced by 'xviii' in the lower left-hand margin, an 'a' in the upper left-hand margin and an 'x' in the lower right hand margin, indicating an excellent impression. $9,250.
Strandvägen, Stockholm. 1923 (published in 1925). Drypoint. Dodgson 407.v. 7 3/4 x 9 3/16 (sheet 10 11/16 x 15 1/4). Edition 27 in thies state (total edition 34). Printed on the full sheet of white wove paper with deckle edges. Collector's seal verso: S. William Pelletier. Signed in pencil. $1,250.
Other Bone drypoints are available.
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