The Cliffs of Aberdeenshire

1889

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows an elevated point of view overlooking a body of water with a high horizon. The distant land is visible with small sailboats on the water. The artwork is a fine etching with precise linework depicting the texture of the landscape and water. Figures are gathered in the lower area, while seabirds fly further out. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of sepia and black.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.4 × 23.1 cm (4 1/2 × 9 1/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 16.2 × 27.2 cm (6 3/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2267

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 27

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; 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.

Wikidata ID

Q64954636

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