Balquhidder

1931

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a landscape with an open space leading to hills and mountains in the distance. The horizon line is low, creating a vast sky at the top. The sky is blank, contrasting with the detailed land below. The style is intricate with fine lines depicting the hills and mountains. The color palette is dominated by beige tones, giving an aged appearance. Fields in the foreground transition into darker, textured patches representing distant hills. The elements create a calm and expansive rural landscape view.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professor Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.6 × 32.7 cm (8 7/8 × 12 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.5 × 36.8 cm (10 7/16 × 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.107.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 491, iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Daniel Bell, Cambridge, Massachusetts; acquired 1983 by the National Gallery of Art

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, p. 310, no. 491, iv/iv.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: D.Y.C.; lower right in graphite: D. Y. Cameron.; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: L45 Balquhidder-; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 75-

Watermarks

[unicorn] / FGH

Wikidata ID

Q74044901

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