Sir David Young Cameron, R.A., R.S.A.,R.W.S, R.E. 1865-1945.
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All works are signed in pencil unless indicated otherwise.
Reference Book
Frank Rinder. D. Y. Cameron An Illustrated Catalogue of His Etched Work. James Maclehose & Sons, Glasgow, 1912. 26 x 20 cm 259 pp with 434 black & white illustrations. Deluxe edition of 200, #96, printed on are on hand-made paper, with proofs of the illustrations on Japanese vellum. Each of these two hundred copies has, as frontispiece, an original pencil-signed etching, The Lion and the Unicorn. $650.
Scotland
Arran Peaks. 1912. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 436.v/vi. 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 (sheet 13 1/16 x 10 1/8). Edition about 50. A rich, tonal impression printed on 'Ruse' cream laid paper with full margins. This large, impressive plate was exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1912. Signed in pencil. $850.
Ben Ledi. 1911. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 424.ii. 14 5/8 x 11 13/16 (sheet 17 5/8 x 11 14). Edition c. 80. Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchings. Exhibited at the R.A., 1911. A rich, glowing impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed in pencil. This is Cameron's most famous etching. $7,000.
Ben Ledi. c. 1911. Pencil, conte crayon and watercolor on watercolor board. 14 3/16 x 11 7/16. Related to the etching of the same title (Rinder 424), Cameron's most famous etching. Signed, lower left. $9,500.
Ben Lomond. 1923. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 468.v/vi. 10 3/8 x 16 (sheet 11 1/2 x 17). Edition about 80. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching; Print Collector's Quarterly 11 (1923): 63; American Magazine of Art (August, 1929). A rich, tonal impression with drypoint burr, printed on tissue-thin laid paper. A rich impression with drypoint burr. Signed in pencil. $2,000.
Ben Lomond. c. 1923. Pencil and watercolor on paper. 10 x 13 1/2. Signed, lower left. $5,000.
Castle Moyle. 1932. Drypoint. Rinder 497.iii. 6 7/8 x 10 7/8 (sheet 11 3/8 x 7). Edition 220. A rich impression with plate tone, printed on cream laid paper with deckle edges on two sides. Collector's seal verso of the famous Philadelphia collector, Charles J. Rosenbloom (Lugt 633b). Signed in pencil. $450.
Castle Urquhart. 1929. Drypoint with etching. Rinder 484.v. Edition about 85. 9 1/4 x 16 1/2 (13 x 19 1/8). A fine impression with drypoint burr, printed on cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. $750.
The Clyde at Symington. 1889. Etching. Rinder 32. 4 1/2 x 8 15/16 (sheet 8 5/16 x 13 3/8). A rich impression printed on white laid paper from an old volume. Signed by Cameron AND the printer, Frederick Goulding. Goulding was the master printer in the UK. At the time, his signature was often valued more than the artist's signature. $400.
Dunure Castle. Oil on canvas. 16 1/2 x 28 3/8 (framed 22 x 34). Signed, lower right. $18,500.
Elcho on the Tay. 1900. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 312.ii. 10 11/32 x 13 5/8. Exhibited at the Painter-Etchers, 1901, #35. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 1 (1911): 85. Signed in pencil. $850.
Glen Orchy. Watercolor over pencil on paper. 9 1/4 x 13 (sight size). Ex-collection L.Gl Duke. Signed and titled in pencil, lower right. $2,250.
Nithsdale. 1911. Drypoint. Rinder 435.iv. 6 x 12 1/2 (sheet 8 x 13 3/8). Edition about 50. Printed with plate tone on off-white laid paper. Signed in pencil. $400.
Robert Lee's Workshop. 1905. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 375.i/iii. 11 7/8 x 8 5/8 (sheet 12 3/8 x 9 ). Illustrated: Salamana, Modern Masters of Etching. Printed on Japanese mulberry paper with small margins with carefully-wiped plate tone and drypoint burr. A superb impression of this extremely rare state. Signed in pencil. $1,500.
Still Waters. 1906. Drypoint. Rinder 381.iv. 6 x 12 1/8 (sheet 9 x 13 7/8). An extremely rich impression with plate tone and drypoint burr; printed on off-white laid paper with a partial Strathmore Lily watermark. Signed in pencil. $875.
Tantallon. 1932. Drypoint. Rinder 499.iii. 7 7/8 x 15 7/8 (sheet 10 5/8 x 18 1/2). Edition about 80. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1932. A rich impression with plate tone and drypoint burr printed on cream laid paper. Faint mat line; otherwise in fine condition. Signed in pencil. $650.
Tayside. 1890. Etching. Rinder 73. 6 x 11 (sheet 7 5/8 x 12 9/16). An impression with subtle plate tone printed in 'RH' laid paper. A scarce early etching. Signed in pencil. $375.
The Three Vagrants. 1892. Etching. R 149. 5 x 6 1/8 (sheet 5 3/8 x 6 1/8). Edition 10. Printed on cream laid paper, trimmed to the plate on three sides. Exhibited: Painter-Etchers, 1893. A fine impression of this extremely rare early image. Signed and titled in pencil. $500.
The Workshop (Stirling). 1905. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 369.ii/iv. 8 3/16 x 12 (sheet 8 5/16 x 12).No published edition. A rich impression with drypoint burr printed on very fine laid paper. Trimmed to the plate along three sides, à la Whistler. A rare state of this very scarce work. Signed in pencil. $1,250.
England
The Admiralty. 1899. Etching. Rinder 301. 4 1/2 x 4 3/16 (sheet 5 1/2 x 5 3/16). London set, #5. Edition of 35 sets, with a few individual proofs apart from the set. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $550.
Aquamanile. 1913. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 441.iii. 10 5/8 x 9 1/2. Edition about 50. Illustrated: Hind, The Etchings of D.Y. Cameron. An aquamanile is a water vessel. This image is modeled after a fourteenth-century brass said to come from Hereford Cathedral. Signed in pencil. $250.
Gloucester. 1931. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 490.iii. 16 7/16 x 7 7/8 (sheet 19 5/16 x 8 7/8). Edition about 88. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1931. A rich impression with drypoint burr, printed on antique laid paper. Signed in pencil. $725.
Newgate. 1899. Etching. Rinder 300.ii/iii. 6 3/16 x 4 7/8 (sheet 7 9/16 x 5 7/8). Series: London set, #11. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching. Printed with plate tone on off-white laid paper. Signed in pencil. $850.
Old Bridge, Whitby. 1908. Drypoint. Rinder 403.iii. 7 7/8 x 12 1/2 (sheet 9 x 13 1/2). Edition 21. Printed with rich drypoint burr and plate tone on Japanese mulberry paper. A glowing impression of this extremely rare image. Signed in pencil. $650.
St. George's, Hanover Square. 1899. Etching. Rinder 301. 4 1/2 x 4 3/16 (sheet 5 1/2 x 5 3/16). London set, #12. Edition of 35 sets, with a few individual proofs apart from the set. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $650.
Tewkesbury Abbey. 1915. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 457.vi. 16 1/2 x 8 3/4 (sheet 19 5/8 x 12 3/8). Edition 98. A rich impression with drypoint burr printed on sturdy cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $750.
Belgium
The Belfry of Bruges. 1907. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 392.ii. 14 15/16 x 5 9/32 (sheet 16 1/4 x 7). Belgian set #6. Edition 63. A rich, glowing impression with burr, printed on fine laid paper. Printed on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. $675.
Old La Roche. 1907. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 393.iii. 8 1/2 x 10 (sheet 10 5/16 x 11 1/16). Belgian set #7. Edition 63. A rich, glowing impression with burr, printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Printed on the full sheet with deckle edges.Signed in pencil. $550
Ypres II [Belgium]. c. 1910-1914. Charcoal and watercolor. 9 x 12 (sheet 9 1/16 x 13 3/4). Signed in pencil. $1,750.
France
Beauvais. 1910. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 412.iii/iii. 10 1/8 x 8 1/8 (sheet 12 1/8 x 9 5/16). Edition 39. A rich impression with drypoint burr printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed pencil. $450.
The Chimera of Amiens. 1910. Drypoint. Rinder 415.vii. 9 9/16 x 7 3/16. Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940; Lumsden, The Art of Etching; Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: D.Y. Cameron; Hind, The Etchings of D.Y. Cameron. Signed in pencil. $1,750.
North Porch, Harfleur. 1904. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 360.ii/iv. 14 3/4 x 7 1/2 (sheet 17 x 11). Edition 39. A rich impression with drypoint burr printed on Japanese mulberry paper. A very scarce state, before the reduction of the plate.. Signed pencil. $450.
Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre. 1904. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 366.ii/v. 8 3/16 x 6 1/2 (sheet 9 x 7). Paris Set, #6. The Paris Set consisted of 6 images, printed in an edition of 35, with some additional impressions. Repaired paper loss from a hinge, top right, outside the image. Printed with plate tone on off-white laid paper. A very rich impression of this scarce image. Signed in pencil. $450.
Saint Laumer, Blois. 1903. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 351.iii. 12 7/8 x 7 1/4 (sheet 15 x 8 13/16). A rich impression with plate tone, printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching. Signed in pencil. $450.
Italy
The Doge's Palace. 1902. Etching with drypoint. Rinder 326.ii. 9 7/8 x 15 3/4. No published edition -- extremely scarce. Three unobtrusive stains in the image and three in margins; otherwise fine condition. A rich impression with burr and plate tone, printed on fine laid paper. Signed in pencil. $3,500.
The Palace Doorway (Palace of Joannis Darius).1895. Etching. Rinder 225. 9 3/8 x 15 (sheet 11 x 14 1/8). North Italian Set, #22. A rich impression with burr and plate tone, printed on off-white laid paper. Signed in pencil. $2,750.
Venice from the Lido. 1900. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 220. 6 7/8 x 13 7/8 (sheet 7 1/4 x 714). Series: North Italian Set, plate 17. Edition about 25 sets, plus a few separate impressions. A rich impression printed on simili-Japan paper. Trimmed to the plate on top, closely on the other three sides in the Whistlerian manner. An extremely scarce image. Signed in pencil.
With the pencil study.
San Giorgio Maggiore. Santa Maria Della Salute & Entrance to Grand Canal, Venice. c. 1900. Pencil study for the etching, Venice from the Lido. 6 1/2 x 11 (sheet 8 11/16 x 13 1/4). Drawn on white wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed and titled in pencil. $4,000 for the unique pair.
The East
Mosque Doorway. 1910. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 413.iv. Edition 42. 16 1/4 x 8 (sheet 17 5/8 x 9 1/4). A rich impression with drypoint burr and plate tone, printed on antique laid paper. This is a very rare image. Signed in pencil. $650.
Street in Cairo. 1910. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 414.v/v. No edition size is stated. 14 3/16 x 8 15/16 (sheet 15 1/2 x 10 5/8). A rich impression with drypoint burr and plate tone, printed on Japanese mulberry paper. This is a very rare image. Signed and titled 'Street Scene Cairo' in pencil. $500.
The Turkish Fort. 1909. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 409. 5 1/2 x 10 3/8. The fort is on the Mokaltam Hills, near Cairo. Signed in pencil. $275.
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