Old La Roche

1907

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a street view from an elevated perspective. The scene is framed by dark lines that suggest a window or doorway. The horizon aligns with the rooftops, creating a jagged line. The buildings vary in architectural details. The brushstrokes are intricate and fine, giving a textured appearance. The color palette is muted with shades of brown and beige, offering a vintage feel. The foreground is darker, contrasting with the lighter tones in the distant buildings and street.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.5 × 28.4 cm (9 1/4 × 11 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.7 × 32.8 cm (11 5/16 × 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2425

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 393, State i/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

below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite lower left: Trial. Unique.; bottom left: R 393 I; bottom right: +

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64955090

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