Perth

1890

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a river with a cityscape in the background. A bridge connects the city, with various buildings and a tall spire visible. The bridge has multiple arches. The artwork features delicate and precise etching lines, creating detailed textures in the city and reflections in the water. The color palette is monochrome: black, grey, and cream. A small boat and its reflection are in the water.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.5 × 22.5 cm (4 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 14.3 × 23.3 cm (5 5/8 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2250

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 72

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.

Inscriptions

in plate lower left: DYCameron, 1890; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands bottom left: Perth R72 very scarce K7631

Watermarks

[not deciphered] 1822

Wikidata ID

Q64954606

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