Sugar Sample Room (Glasgow)

1891

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image is a street scene from an elevated point of view. The central focus is a large multi-storied building with an arched window facade. A man stands confidently on the cobbled street, casting a shadow. Other people are also visible in the scene, engaging in various activities. Background buildings add depth to the image. The artwork uses detailed sketch style with thin lines for shading. The monochrome color palette gives the etching an antique appearance, emphasizing the intricate line work.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.5 × 20.4 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.1 × 28.5 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2673

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 101

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: DYC; verso by later hand: sugar house

Watermarks

partial: shield (?) with fleur-de-lis

Wikidata ID

Q64955560

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