The Gateway of Bruges

1907

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image depicts a view through a large archway or gate towards a distant street. The horizon is high, just below the roofline of the closest structure, with a slender tower visible through the archway. The scene is rendered with detailed linear strokes typical of etching. The color palette is monochrome with strong light and shadow contrasts. Two figures stand close to us, while more figures are walking along the street under the arch. The architecture has sharp angles and historic elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.5 × 18.9 cm (12 13/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.7 × 22.5 cm (14 1/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2623

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 387, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    Belgian Set

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 left: DYCameron; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64955452

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