Almshouses, St. Cross

1902

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image features a courtyard scene with historic buildings covered in ivy. The horizon is above the rooftops with tall chimneys piercing the skyline against a clear sky. The scene is captured from a slightly elevated point of view. The etching style includes fine line work, giving texture and depth to the stone walls and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying shades of sepia. Several figures walk through the courtyard, creating a contrast with the stone pathways. Shadows and light add to the aesthetic of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.7 × 15.2 cm (3 7/16 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 18.7 × 26.7 cm (7 3/8 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2377

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 339

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

Q64954891

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