Barochan, No.1

1892

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image displays a large, historic building with intricate rooftops and chimneys. The structure dominates the scene with no visible horizon. The artwork features detailed linework to depict textures of the building and surrounding vegetation. The color scheme is monochromatic, mainly brown. Branches and leaves create a natural frame in the foreground, partially obscuring the base of the building. Detailed architectural elements like the tower and chimneys are visible in the background, while subtle cloud formations are drawn in the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper [cancellation proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professor Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.6 × 6.4 cm (4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 20 × 10.7 cm (7 7/8 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.107.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 161

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. 65, no. 161.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: D. Y. C; lower edge in graphite by unknown hand: R.161. Barochan (1stPlate) / 1892 / (apparently / only 1 impression w as / printed before the plate / was cancelled)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q74044983

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