The Wingless Chimera

1911

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image depicts a high vantage point overlooking a cityscape with architectural features and gargoyles on the edges of a building. The horizon is far in the distance, with a mass of buildings and soft lines. The brushstrokes or etching lines are precise, detailing the stone of the gargoyles and rooftops. The color palette is monochromatic in sepia and beige. Closest are intricately designed gargoyles, one leans forward over the edge. The city unfolds with streets and buildings diminishing into the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.2 × 23.8 cm (7 9/16 × 9 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 21.1 × 32.4 cm (8 5/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2479

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 416, State vii/viii

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.

Watermarks

foolscap with three balls

Wikidata ID

Q64955261

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