Sir Muirhead Bone

Ely Cathedral

1903 · drypoint

Ely Cathedral, Muirhead Bone, 1903 — Muirhead Bone, Ely Cathedral, 1903. drypoint.
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of James Parmelee

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Step back until the detail vanishes and see what is left. That is the drawing.
Find the lightest sky and how it is held by the darkest vertical.

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Ely Cathedral across the fen
A cathedral the size of a thumbnail, and a landscape that makes it enormous
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