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Leeds Warehouses

Sir Muirhead Bone British, Scottish
1905
Not on view
Sir Muirhead Bone was a Scottish printmaker and watercolor artist noted for his depictions of architectural and industrial subjects, city views, landscapes, and his work as a war artist in both the First and Second World Wars. In this Leeds (England) wharf scene, a man is seated on a barge moored in left foreground and old multi-story buildings line the waterfront; a prominent church tower is at center.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Leeds Warehouses
  • Artist: Sir Muirhead Bone (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1876–1953 Oxford)
  • Date: 1905
  • Medium: Drypoint; second state of three, printed with plate tone
  • Dimensions: Plate: 5 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (15 × 21 cm)
    Sheet: 8 11/16 × 10 5/8 in. (22 × 27 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.735
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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