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A striking lithograph depicting an mechanic working the night shift in an industrial interior. Titles 'Night Work on the Breech of A Great Gun'. Inscription to the reverse reads: 'The Breech is open: hidden from sight, the mechanics are at work. Such a scene has a special appeal to those who loved the stories of Jules Verne in their youth. the largest of all guns seem as if they could fulfil the hopes of Verne's sanguine President of the Gun Club and justify her fervid belief in ballistics as your only science.' Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame. One of four prints from the Western Front by David Muirhead Bone. On paper.
Condition
In fine condition.
Size
23 x 15.5cm (9.1" x 6.1")Framed Size: 33 x 27cm (13" x 10.6")
Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 – 21 October 1953) was a Scottish printmaker and watercolourist. He was known for his depictions of industrial and architectural subject during the First and Second World War. He studies architecture and painting in Glasgow before moving to London in 1901. He was officially the first official war artist appointed in 1916 and played a key role in founding the Imperial War Museum in 1920.
