Appin Rocks

1913

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a coastal landscape with a rock formation on the left. The horizon is low, emphasizing the sky and the sea. There are intricate lines showing the cliffs, land texture, and sparse vegetation. The land slopes toward the water, with small figures or boats visible. The color palette is monochromatic, with black ink on an off-white background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.8 × 16.4 cm (6 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.2 × 19.7 cm (11 7/8 × 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2459

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 442, State vi/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Art in the Making, Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME, 1966.

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 left: DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite lower left: Appin Rocks; verso in graphite lower left: a69694

Watermarks

jester hat with three balls

Wikidata ID

Q64955228

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