David Young Cameron

Le Havre – The Artists – Cameron, David Young

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Le Havre. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

David Young Cameron
David Young Cameron

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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.

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To our knowledge, Cameron did not paint in Le Havre itself, but in 2 of its suburbs, Harfleur and Montivilliers. Here are his works of art for those places.

Harfleur

Harfleur (population: 8300) is a small city located close to Le Havre on the East. It’s a suburb of Le Havre.

1903 - Sir David Young - Harfleur
1903 – David Young Cameron – Harfleur

Montivilliers

Montivilliers (population: 16,000) is a small city located to the immediate North of Le Havre. It’s the area where today you find the commercial shopping centres.

1901 - David Young Cameron - Cloister at Montivilliers
1901 – David Young Cameron – Cloister at Montivilliers

TODAY: The Cloister and Abbey of Montivilliers still exists today. It was founded in the year 684 but destroyed by the Vikings a century later and rebuilt. It can be visited.

???? - David Young Cameron - Montivilliers
???? – David Young Cameron – Montivilliers

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):

Here are the painters/artists who painted in Le Havre (a “*” indicates that the artist did not worked directly in Le Havre itself, instead worked closeby, a link “” to the artist’s works will appear below when published):

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