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Sir David Young Cameron RA (1865 – 1945) was a Scottish painter and etcher. Cameron was the son of the Rev. Robert Cameron and was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at The Glasgow Academy. From around 1881 he studied at the Glasgow School of Art and in 1885 enrolled at the Edinburgh Schools of Art. Cameron became a skilled etcher making a name for himself in this medium and gaining international recognition by the 1890s.
As well as becoming well known as an etcher the artist also produced a great many oil paintings and watercolour sketches of landscapes and architectural subjects. Cameron’s earliest known oil painting dates to 1883.
In 1899 Cameron and his wife moved to Kippen in the Scottish Highlands. This was near to Stirling with views of Ben Lomond and across to Stirling Castle. They lived in the village for rest of their lives, as well as keeping a house in London. They also made regular trips abroad including visits throughout Italy and France. Italy provided the inspiration for a number of etchings of architectural subjects, with church interiors proving successful. His etchings, which examined light and shade, again show the influence of the Hague School as well as Whistler and Rembrandt.
Visits to France and Italy in the 1920s seemed to have a further influence on his works and brought about a much brighter palette. His painting can be characterised by an interest in tone and design over colour and detail. At the same time there was a shift in influence away from the Glasgow-Boys and their decorative style and he became known for his atmospheric highland landscapes.
Cameron died in Perth, Scotland on 16 September 1945.
Click here to read Cameron’s full bio on Wikipedia.
Cameron painted mostly in Scotland, but did travel to Italy and France where he painted in the following cities and towns (a link “⇠” to his works will appear below when published):
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Amboise
- Blois
- Chartres
- Tours
- Hauts-de-France
- Amiens
- Beauvais
- Saint-Omer
- Normandy
- Dieppe ⇠
- Le Havre (and surroundings) ⇠
- Les Andelys
- Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur
- Arle
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