Sir David Young Cameron

A Courtyard in Cairo

c. 1885–1940 · charcoal and graphite · Sheet: 53.2 x 24.5 cm (20 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

A Courtyard in Cairo, D. Y. Cameron, c. 1885–1940
Cleveland Museum of Art

D. Y. Cameron, A Courtyard in Cairo, c. 1885–1940. charcoal and graphite.

The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of James Parmelee

How to look at a D. Y. Cameron

  • Squint. Count the masses. It is rarely more than three.
  • Find the lightest plane and notice how much paper is left bare around it.
  • Follow one line of tracery and see how few others there are.

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