Between the Covers

Original lithograph printed in black (approximately 18" x 14") on wove paper with full margins (24" x 16"). Fine. Signed by Muirhead Bone in the bottom margin. A distinguished Scottish artist, Bone was nicknamed the "London Piranesi" for his ability to depict vast and complex construction sites, cathedrals, and shipyards. On the outbreak of the World War, the War Propaganda Bureau recruited him in May 1916 as Britain's first official war artist. After completing a series of drawings on the Western Front (including the Battle of the Somme) Bone returned to London to document the war effort. A fine example from his World War I scenes of shipbuilding yards.

Item #398817