Wellfield House, Anderston

1891

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a street scene from a street-level viewpoint. There are multiple buildings in the background and a large, old two-story building with a pitched roof stands out on the left side. A smaller structure is attached to it where several people are gathered, and it appears they are browsing books. The architectural details of the buildings are emphasized through textured brushstrokes. The scene is depicted in a monochrome palette of brown and black, evoking a vintage atmosphere. Figures can be seen walking in different directions, adding movement to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.8 × 20.1 cm (5 1/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.2 × 28 cm (8 3/4 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2678

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 107

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; [shop signs]; verso by later hands in graphite lower right: Wellfield House-

Watermarks

partial: words [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64955577

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