Lake of Menteith, No. I

1925

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

This image shows a landscape with land and water extending into the distance. The horizon is marked by mountains. The hills and mountains are depicted with soft lines, giving them a distant appearance. The brushstrokes are subtle, suggesting an etched or pencil-drawn technique. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, gray, and off-white. There is a body of water reflecting trees and shrubs. The sky is vast and open, enhancing the serene landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 × 19.9 cm (4 15/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.5 × 30 cm (7 11/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2498

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 473, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); 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 left: DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite bottom left: 6/5; center: lake of menteith, No 1; right: (DD8461)

Watermarks

jester head with three balls

Wikidata ID

Q64955292

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