The Well (Le Puits)

1897

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

This is a drawing of an architectural scene. The scene includes a figure standing near an archway leading into a dark space. To the right, there is a detailed water well with a pulley system. The architecture appears aged, with textures of wood and stone. Fine lines and hatching are used to convey depth and shadow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.7 × 12.6 cm (6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.7 × 13.2 cm (7 3/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2333

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 273, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

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.

Inscriptions

in plate upper left: DYCameron; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; bottom center by later hands in graphite: Le Puits 1st state; verso lower center: R77 / A18018; bottom left: C4788

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64954786

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