Cambuskenneth

1904

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a landscape from an elevated position. A wide river or water body leads into the distance. The horizon is low, where water meets land. Various trees and a structure resembling a castle or large building are on the horizon. The brushstrokes are fine and detailed, capturing natural textures and forms of trees and foliage with a sketch-like quality. The color palette is muted and monochromatic, consisting of earthy browns and tans. The riverbank is visible with gentle, curving lines and sparse foliage. In the distance, small animal figures can be seen.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 × 18.7 cm (4 3/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 19.8 × 31.5 cm (7 13/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2401

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 367, State iii/iii

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 center: DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite bottom center: R367III Cambuskenneth; lower right: LHH127J 3234; verso bottom left: [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64954976

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