Elphinstone Tower and Chapel (Glasgow)

1900

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a street-level view looking up at buildings. The horizon is low, mostly obscured by the building facades dominating the lower portion of the frame. The architecture has sharp lines, plain surfaces, and detailed etching techniques capturing window frames and brick patterns. The pavement and a lone figure are visible in the lower portion. The color palette is monochromatic, with black ink on a pale surface creating contrast. In the distance, the image fades into a shaded backdrop accentuating the building's linear and geometric design.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17 × 11.6 cm (6 11/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.3 × 22 cm (11 1/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2688

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 322

  • Series Title

    Regality Club Plates

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; verso bottom left by later hands in graphite: Elphinstone / TOWER

Watermarks

two partials: A.C.L.; O.W

Wikidata ID

Q64955599

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