Maut

1917

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

This is a drawing of a stylized vulture. The vulture is depicted in profile, with detailed feathers covering its body. Its wings are spread wide, showcasing a smooth transition of lines and shading that defines the plumage. The vulture stands on a rectangular pedestal. Inscribed on the drawing are the words "THE VULTURE, SYMBOL OF MAUT, GODDESS OF MATERNITY." The lines in the drawing are fine and precise.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 × 16.3 cm (7 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 19.4 cm (9 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2443

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 465, 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 bottom center: THE VULTURE / SYMBOL OF MAUT GODDESS OF MATERNITY; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; bottom center by later hands in graphite: The Vulture of Maut

Markings

stamped in purple bottom right: MADE IN ENGLAND

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64955179

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