Demolition of St. James. Interior

Demolition of St. James. Interior

Item Information

Title:
Demolition of St. James. Interior
Description:
The light falls from the left upon the ruins of the lofty concert hall, drawn during its destruction in 1905. A massive column stands on the left ; a slack rope and a long and a short ladder interrupt the prevailing perpendicular lines. Workmen are busy in various parts of the building and two horses are seen towards the back.
Artist:
Bone, Muirhead, Sir, 1876-1953
Name on Item:
Muirhead Bone
Date:
1906
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Cancellation proofs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Sir Muirhead Bone (1876-1953). Prints, Drawings, and Paintings
Subjects:
Demolition
Construction workers
Concert halls
Ladders
Places:
England > London > City of Westminster
Piccadilly Place and Vine Street
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 403 x 283 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2227p398t
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Muirhead Bone
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Dodgson number: 196.
Notes (ownership):
Proof from Muirhead Bone's personal collection.
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Dodgson, Campbell. "Etching & Dry Point by Muirhead Bone. I. 1898-1907. A Catalogue by Campbell Dodgson." Obach & Co., 1909.
Notes (object):
Cancelled plate.
Identifier:
17_04_000517
Barcode:
36666000198248