Evening

1888

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a landscape seen from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, dividing the land and the sky. Dark tree silhouettes are visible on the horizon, adding depth. The artwork features detailed texture and form using fine lines and crosshatching to depict trees and bushes. The color scheme is monochromatic with varying shades of brown and black. Grass and plants in the foreground are depicted with linear strokes, and a body of water reflects the land. The scene fades into the distance with soft textures blending into the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professor Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.5 × 22.5 cm (2 15/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 10 × 26 cm (3 15/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.107.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Daniel Bell, Cambridge, Massachusetts; acquired 1983 by the National Gallery of Art

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, p. 6, no. 16.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: D. Y. Cameron; lower right in graphite: D. Y. Cameron

Wikidata ID

Q74044890

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