Old Saumur

1905

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a street scene with tall, narrow buildings framing an alley. The horizon is visible in the distance where the street disappears among more buildings. On the right, a multi-storied building with brickwork and wooden beams displays a shopfront with shelves filled with pottery. In the distance, a few figures can be seen walking or standing among the buildings. The artwork uses detailed etching with dark lines to define structures and textures, contrasting with lighter areas with less detail. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of beige and brown to create depth and contrast, giving a vintage and historical ambiance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27 × 17 cm (10 5/8 × 6 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.2 × 23.8 cm (13 1/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2406

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 371, State v/v

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; center right: AUGEREAU VI; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; verso by later hands in graphite bottom left: a40399 oi

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64955012

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