The Desert

1909

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a vast expanse of land from an elevated perspective. The horizon is low, emphasizing the sky. A line of hills or mountains runs along the horizon, with defined rock formations closer to the viewer. The style is detailed etching with dark lines defining the landscape and lighter tones creating depth. The color palette is sepia-toned, with dark landforms contrasting the light sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30 × 35.3 cm (11 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.4 × 41.3 cm (13 1/8 × 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2488

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 410, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; 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.

Wikidata ID

Q64955276

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