The Lea, above Ware

1902

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a tranquil canal scene with a straight-on perspective. The horizon is positioned slightly above the center, with a line of trees dividing the sky and land. Boats are moored along the waterway, adding depth. A path lined with posts leads into the distance on the left side, with trees framing the scene. The etching technique used creates fine lines, and the color palette is predominantly sepia and black, giving the image an antique feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10 × 15.1 cm (3 15/16 × 5 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 19 × 26.6 cm (7 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2381

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 344

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

below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron

Wikidata ID

Q64954905

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