1930
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
New York Night (recto) Study for New York Night (verso) is a 1930 by Muirhead Bone, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a dimly lit city street at night. Buildings loom in the background, their windows glowing faintly. A bridge stretches across the scene, with a few faint lights on it. The foreground is mostly dark, but you can make out a lone figure walking near the water’s edge. The artist used quick, loose lines to capture the mood of the night. The sketch on the back of the paper shows a ship, hinting at how Bone explored different scenes in one drawing. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this sketch in person.
Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 – 21 October 1953) was a Scottish etcher and watercolourist who became known for his depiction of industrial and architectural subjects and his work as a war artist in both the First and Second World Wars.
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