Balquhidder

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image is a landscape view from a slightly elevated point looking out across a stretch of land towards distant hills. The horizon is placed about a third of the way up from the bottom, delineating where the rolling hills meet the expansive sky. On the horizon, there are gentle hills with the peaks of more distant mountains faintly visible beyond them. The brushstrokes are delicate and create a subtle texture, particularly in the depiction of the sky and the hills, with soft, blended strokes contributing to the scene’s atmosphere. The color palette features earthy tones of browns and greens close to us, transitioning to purples and browns in the hills and fades into light blues and pale grays further away. The sky is a light blue with hints of white, capturing the feel of the open landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and black chalk

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 21.5 x 25.4 cm (8 7/16 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2535


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right: D.Y. Cameron.; in unknown hand, lower left in graphite: Balquidder

Wikidata ID

Q64540960

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