The Wingless Chimera

1911

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows multiple gargoyles perched on the edge of a roof of a tall structure. The horizon is low in the image, revealing a cityscape in the distance. The buildings extend along a straight street, creating depth. The drawing features detailed textures in monochrome colors of sepia and black.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.4 x 23.6 cm (10 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.1 x 26.5 cm (15 13/16 x 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 416, State vi/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; acquired 1991 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. 233, no. 416, vi/viii.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: DY Cameron 1911; below image, lower right in graphite: D.Y.Cameron; by later hands, lower center in graphite: R. 416 VI; lower right in graphite: A.62939; lower left verso in g raphite: THE WINGLESS CHIMERA

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q74891769

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