Loch Aline

1926

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a landscape with a calm body of water in the center. The perspective is from the water's edge, looking towards the horizon where land gradually fades into the distance. The horizon is low, emphasizing the vast sky. The land on the horizon rises gently, separating the sky and water. The style of the image is a subtle etching with precise lines defining the landscape. The color scheme is monochromatic, with various shades of gray and black. Nearest to the viewer are delicate trees against a light background, creating depth. The water reflects the sky, and in the distance, there are sparse vegetation on the land.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 × 30 cm (7 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.1 × 32 cm (8 11/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2512

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 476

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.

Watermarks

J.W. WHATMAN 1809

Wikidata ID

Q64955316

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