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Duncan Cameron
Scottish Sea Coast of Iona
late 19th century

Name: Scottish Sea Coast of Iona
Brand: Duncan Cameron
Price: 4550 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Exhibition-sized painting of Iona Island coast by celebrated Scottish artist Duncan Cameron (1837-1916), this is a large and expansive 19th century landscape oil painting on canvas. Renowned for his landscape paintings, this work captures the natural light on the sea, sand and rocks with splashes of rich color under a big sky. Iona off the west coast of Scotland, has attracted artists for for its dramatic scenery and northern light, including the Scottish Colourists who favored the fresh pure light. The cliffs and coastal rocks are reminiscent of works by Samuel Peploe and Duncan Fergusson of this fabled island. In 1876 Cameron won a Gold Medal for landscape painting, at the Crystal Palace exhibition. The year after this painting (circa 1870s) Cameron began exhibiting in the Royal Academy, Society of British Artists, and Royal Scottish Academy, showing his work consistently from 1880. Other venues for exhibiting his work include the Glasgow Institute, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Manchester City Art Gallery, and the Royal Hibernian Academy. His work is sold today in Fine Art Galleries in the UK and in Saltire Gallerie, USA. His landscape paintings are widely acclaimed, and this landscape painting of considerable size and detail is a fine example. Born in Perthshire, Cameron studied in Dundee and in South Kensington, London. He later died in Edinburgh. The highest auction sale of his work reached nearly 20,000 GBP. He was widely acclaimed as a landscape artist, painting Scottish farmlands and haystacks, coastal scenes and lochs. In this work the colors of the sea change from blue to green with white crests of waves. The rocks have splashes of red, rust and orange, and the beach has red and green in the sand. Water laps at the edge of beach and rock. A sailboat is a focal point, with distant sailboats on the water, and a rowboat by the central sailboat. A hill rises behind the beach painted in broad brushstrokes of greens and ochres. Skies are gray and blue with clouds. The light whitens the water crest and lightens the beach in the foreground. The artist's signature is clear and distinct in the lower right hand area. In the likely period frame, the painting is 45" wide and 31.25" high. The canvas itself is 37.5" wide and just over 23" high. Frame has gilt with decorative corners. The painting is in overall very good condition, with one very small paint fleck from cleaning, in the upper right sky. The frame shows signs of wear with minor retouching. No prior restoration is visible. Duncan Cameron painted from the later 19th century to early 20th century. His paintings are award-winning, and not to be confused with a contemporary photographer by the same name. In overall very good condition. Ready to hang!

Creator:

Duncan Cameron (1837 - 1916)

Creation Year:

late 19th century

Dimensions:

Height: 31.25 in (79.38 cm)Width: 45 in (114.3 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)

Medium:

Canvas,Oil

Movement & Style:

Naturalistic

Period:

1870-1879

Condition:

Overall very good condition. One fleck in paint and imperfections in the frame keep this from excellent condition. No restoration seen or required. Ready to hang!

Gallery Location:

Hillsborough, NC

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU2069211868182

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