Amboise

1903

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a narrow street lined with intricately detailed buildings. The perspective leads to a central building with a clock above a window. The street is flanked by buildings, obscuring the horizon. The detailed line work captures textures and shadows. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of brown and black. Figures in long garments add scale to the scene. The composition conveys depth and urban charm.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.5 × 15.2 cm (10 7/16 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 30.2 × 18 cm (11 7/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2389

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 352, State ii/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 bottom right: DYCameron; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands bottom left in graphite: R352 II Amboise (signed proof rare?); verso bottom right: aH8508

Watermarks

yes (not deciphered)

Wikidata ID

Q64954937

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