Tewkesbury Abbey

1915

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image depicts a dimly lit interior of a cathedral or church with tall vaulted ceilings, massive pillars, and shadows creating a play of light and dark. A rose window with intricate stonework is illuminated by a faint light behind. Two silhouetted figures stand before a distant ornate backdrop beyond an archway. The detailed etching captures the solemn atmosphere and grand architecture of the sacred space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 41.3 × 22.3 cm (16 1/4 × 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 45 × 25 cm (17 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2278

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 457, State iv/vi

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.

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64954665

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