David Muirhead Bone Collection

Piccadilly Circus, 1915. Creator: David Muirhead Bone
Piccadilly Circus, 1915. A dramatic scene of crowds as they move through Piccadilly Circus, a circular road junction and major public space bordered by stately buildings in London's West End

Demolition of St. James Hall, exterior, 1907. Creator: David Muirhead Bone
Demolition of St. James Hall, exterior, 1907. Located on a site between Regent Street and Piccadilly, St James Hall was a celebrated London concert hall where handsome performances were held for

Bone at the press, 1908. Creator: Francis Dodd
Bone at the press, 1908. Vivid character study of Dodd's great friend and fellow student at the Glasgow School of Art, and later brother-in-law, Muirhead Bone

The Old Church, Seaford (pencil)
6950019 The Old Church, Seaford (pencil) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 27x19 cm; (add.info.: Signed, inscribed and dated 1931); Lyon & Turnbull

Thiepval, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404026 Thiepval, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

A rose garden, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404021 A rose garden, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A shipyard, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404015 A shipyard, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Underneath a ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404012 Underneath a ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Sailors on a battleship making munitions for the army, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400494 Sailors on a battleship making munitions for the army, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

On a battleship: gun turret, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400485 On a battleship: gun turret, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Oiling': a battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400480 Oiling': a battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Moving heavy gun tubes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400474 Moving heavy gun tubes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Erecting aeroplanes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400467 Erecting aeroplanes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400449 Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

An Observation Post, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404043 An Observation Post, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gordon Highlander officers mess, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404034 Gordon Highlander officers mess, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Town Hall of Peronne, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404027 The Town Hall of Peronne, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A shaft bracket, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404005 A shaft bracket, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Plater's Shed, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404002 The Plater's Shed, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Destroyer in a Harbour, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho)
STC403996 A Destroyer in a Harbour, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A Highland Officer, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho)
STC403992 A Highland Officer, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Approaching a battleship at night, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400484 Approaching a battleship at night, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A coring machine at work on a heavy gun tube, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400475 A coring machine at work on a heavy gun tube, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400466 Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

On the Somme: Sausage balloons, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400438 On the Somme: Sausage balloons, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

York Road, Leeds (etching)
LMG144819 York Road, Leeds (etching) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 20x27.8 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; © Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK

Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942, cat 9 (carbon pencil & chalk on paper)
3088065 Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942, cat 9 (carbon pencil & chalk on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 47.6x62.5 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art

Evening on the Alameda, Ronda, 1925 (charcoal & w/c on paper)
3082059 Evening on the Alameda, Ronda, 1925 (charcoal & w/c on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 29.2x39.4 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK

Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942 (charcoal & coloured chalk on paper)
3088194 Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942 (charcoal & coloured chalk on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 73.5x99 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art

Full size drawing for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942 (charcoal on paper)
3088060 Full size drawing for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942 (charcoal on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art

A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, World War I (litho)
817048 A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, World War I (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea)

The Flag of the City and Giants, Corpus Christi Procession, the Ramblas, Barcelona, June 8th
863077 The Flag of the City and Giants, Corpus Christi Procession, the Ramblas, Barcelona, June 8th, 1928 (chalk & w/c on paper) by Bone

On a battleship: the after deck, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400488 On a battleship: the after deck, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Scottish soldiers in a French barn, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400461 Scottish soldiers in a French barn, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Ruined trenches in Mametz Wood, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400454 Ruined trenches in Mametz Wood, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The hall of the million shells, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400451 The hall of the million shells, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400439 A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Amiens Cathedral, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400435 Amiens Cathedral, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

St. Giles Fair, Oxford, 1945 (w/c on paper)
AMO100848 St. Giles Fair, Oxford, 1945 (w/c on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 37.7x77.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

General Sir Douglas Haig, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404030 General Sir Douglas Haig, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The pit of Mouquet Farm, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404029 The pit of Mouquet Farm, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ready for sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404018 Ready for sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

From the after deck of a battleship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho)
STC403997 From the after deck of a battleship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho) by Bone

Off Havre: taking the pilot aboard a hospital ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC403994 Off Havre: taking the pilot aboard a hospital ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Waiting for the wounded, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404035 Waiting for the wounded, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

In the engine shop, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404009 In the engine shop, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shipyard seen from Big Crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404006 Shipyard seen from Big Crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

The Bridge of a Merchant Ship at Sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC403999 The Bridge of a Merchant Ship at Sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

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David Muirhead Bone was a Scottish artist known for his intricate and detailed drawings of landscapes and cityscapes. Born in 1876, Bone's work captured the essence of urban life in cities like London, Paris, and New York. His use of line and shading created stunningly realistic images that brought these bustling metropolises to life on paper. Bone's talent as an artist was recognized early on, leading him to study at the Glasgow School of Art before eventually moving to London to pursue his career. He became a prominent figure in the art world during the early 20th century, exhibiting his work in prestigious galleries and earning critical acclaim for his skillful renderings. Throughout his career, Bone traveled extensively, capturing scenes from around the world with his keen eye for detail. His drawings often featured architectural landmarks or everyday street scenes, showcasing both the grandeur and grittiness of urban environments. Despite facing challenges such as World War I disrupting his artistic pursuits, Bone continued to produce exceptional work throughout his lifetime. His legacy lives on through his impressive body of work that continues to inspire artists today, a masterful artist whose meticulous drawings have left an indelible mark on the art world. His ability to capture the essence of city life with such precision is a testament to his talent and dedication as an artist.