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1914

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows an elevated view of a vast landscape with a chain of mountains marking the horizon. The foreground has gentle slopes with sparse vegetation, leading to a body of water reflecting the surroundings. Beyond the water are trees and various terrains leading up to the mountains, depicted with long, linear strokes to emphasize their ruggedness. The color palette is limited to soft beiges and muted browns, creating a tranquil and remote natural scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10 × 17.4 cm (3 15/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 19.3 × 23 cm (7 5/8 × 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2456

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 451, State vi/vii

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 lower left: DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite bottom left: R.451 K7875; bottom right: T[?]

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64955222

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