Shrimp Boats, Great Yarmouth

Sir Muirhead Bone British, Scottish
1935
Not on view
Sir Muirhead Bone was a Scottish printmaker and watercolor artist noted for his depictions of architectural subjects, city views, landscapes, and his work as a war artist in both the First and Second World Wars. For years, Great Yarmouth, a coastal town in Norfolk, England, was a major fishing port, as well as a popular seaside resort on the North Sea. Bone's picturesque waterfront captures the character of old quayside buildings as well as a small crowd of moored fishing boats; in the late twentieth century, Great Yarmouth's fishing industry declined.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shrimp Boats, Great Yarmouth
  • Artist: Sir Muirhead Bone (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1876–1953 Oxford)
  • Date: 1935
  • Medium: Drypoint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 1/16 × 11 13/16 in. (18 × 30 cm)
    Sheet: 9 1/4 in. × 13 in. (23.5 × 33 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.65.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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