‘The Night Picket’- Signed Lithograph print by Sir Muirhead Bone

Over 100 year old signed lithograph by Muirhead Bone. The image depicts a scene from WW1. Size 12x9.5 inches ‘The hour is Retreat and a Sergeant-Major is inspecting the three men for duty at a one-man post during the coming night. Each man in turn will do two hours' duty, followed by four hours' rest. The fine austere drawing of the sunset, the wide waste spaces, the intent men mounting picket and the men off duty strolling at ease, is imbued with the spirit of the region just behind our front’. 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. 🌟 See other listings- Can sell all 5 prints together as a bundle 📦 Item securely wrapped for postage.