"A Dark Valley," watercolor, inscribed
verso with initials,
8.5" x 13.5" sight, 18.5"
x 23.5"
About the Painting: Excellent. Reframed; old line/wash mount
(mat) retained.
About the Artist: Born in Glasgow, D Y Cameron studied at
the Glasgow School of Art and Royal Scottish
Academy. He was interested in painting architecture
and landscape and was influenced by the work
of fellow Scottish painter, Muirhead Bone
and later by James McNeil Whistler. From
early etchings and sketches Cameron also
worked in oil and watercolour depicting the
mountains of Scotland in an economical and
uncluttered manner, which to a certain degree,
reflected his personality.
He was a quiet and retiring man,
the son
of a clergyman, with a keen interest
in the
church himself particularly church
music
and ceremony. He was not interested
in the
decorative possibilities of painting
and
though he knew most of the Glasgow
Boys and
exhibited in many exhibitions
with them his
work does stand slightly outside
the mainstream
of the Glasgow School. He was
the King's
Painter and Limner in Scotland
and lived
for many years at Kippen in Stirlingshire
(1933-45). He died in Perth aged
80.
Note: We believe this to be a very early example
of the artist's painting. His later work
is much simpler in line and form. This watercolor
shows the influence of Waller Hugh Paton
and may have been painted between Paton's
death in 1895 and Cameron's election to the
RSW in 1915. Before removing the painting
from the old frame, we attributed it to Paton.
Inscribed verso is a poem, descriptive of
the scene, and the initials "DYC."
Lines of poetry were frequently included
below the catalogue listings of the professional art societies (such as the
Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy).
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