A Valley of the Ardennes

1907

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image displays a landscape with a body of water, distant hills, and a cluster of buildings. The composition's horizon is positioned about one-third up from the bottom and is defined by hills, trees, and structures. The artwork features delicate brushstrokes and etching, creating a soft appearance with fine lines showing details. The color palette is muted and monochromatic, with earth tones and shades of brown and black. Closest to us is the reflective water, while farther away are buildings and trees merging with the sky above, which is a very pale tone.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 × 25.4 cm (6 7/8 × 10 in.)
    sheet: 22.7 × 32 cm (8 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2426

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 396, State i/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 upper left: DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite bottom left: Valley of the ardennis; bottom right: A6145

Watermarks

yes (not deciphered)

Wikidata ID

Q64955092

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