Mountain Tarn

1929/1930

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

This image shows a view of a body of water curving through a mountainous landscape. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, looking down on the scene. Mountains and sky are visible in the background. The terrain is depicted with vigorous and expressive etching lines, creating textures and shadows. The color scheme is monochromatic, using blacks, grays, and whites. A path runs alongside the water in the foreground. The mountains in the background are steep and detailed with lines to show light and shadow. The composition conveys movement and ruggedness.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.3 × 20.2 cm (4 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.7 × 30.4 cm (7 3/4 × 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2504

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 488

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 right: DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite bottom left: h79129 mountains; bottom right: 160-

Watermarks

(letters not deciphered)

Wikidata ID

Q64955306

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