The Rialto

1900

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image is an etching of an urban setting featuring an arched bridge with decorative balusters. Also depicted are buildings with balconies and arched windows in the background. The scene is detailed with precise lines and crosshatching to show depth and texture. The color palette is monochromatic with a warm sepia tone. A gondola with two figures is visible beneath the bridge.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.5 × 20.3 cm (12 × 8 in.)
    sheet: 41.7 × 29.5 cm (16 7/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2348

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 305, State ii/ii


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: [shop signs]; below oval bottom right: DYCameron; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64954820

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