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David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a landscape captured through an etching technique. It features a view from a low vantage point, with a barren tree on the left side and a body of water reflecting elements above. A horizon line is suggested by a line of trees and shrubbery above the water. The background shows an expanse of open sky contrasting with the trees below. The etching uses intricate lines and crosshatching to create textures. The color scheme is monochrome in black and sepia tones on a tan backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10 × 15 cm (3 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.6 × 26.2 cm (7 5/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2376

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 338

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 lower left: DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron

Wikidata ID

Q64954890

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