Drimnin

1932

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image displays a coastal landscape with a horizon at the top. In the foreground, there are light, gentle lines suggesting undulating terrain or waves. Further back, there are darker land masses such as possibly cliffs or hills. The background shows a vast, pale sky. The color palette includes soft blacks, browns, and a creamy off-white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of E. Gerald Lamboley)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.7 × 32.7 cm (5 × 12 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.81 × 40.01 cm (9 3/8 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.1355

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 496, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E. Gerald Lamboley, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1993; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Rinder, Frank. D. Y. Cameron, an Illustrated Catalogue of His Etchings and Drypoints, 1887-1932. Glasgow: Jackson, Wylie and Company, 1932, p. 314, no. 496, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: D. Y. C.; lower right in graphite: D. Y. Cameron; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Drimnin

Watermarks

[unicorn]

Wikidata ID

Q77014123

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