Steerling Castle

Painting

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Steerling Castle

Entry/Object ID

1994.35.10

Description

Reproduction of a drawing watercolor by the artist. The piece itself is of a landscape of a thin horizon line of land. The marks are made with a medium brush more abstractly to gesture in shapes that represent these hills. In the distance is a small castle referring to the title.

Type of Painting

Watercolor

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Acquisition

Accession

1994.35

Source or Donor

William A. McGill

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of William A. McGill

Made/Created

Artist

David Young Cameron, R.A.

Date made

circa 1930

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Title

Location

Mat board

Transcription

"Steerling Castle"

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Signature

Transcription

David Young Cameron (1865-1945)

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Etching

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

17-13/16 in

Color

Brown, Tan, Blue, Green, White, Black