# David Young Cameron artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/david-young-cameron/ Profile generated: 2026-05-02T18:34:04.758Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1865-06-28 - Death date: 1945-09-16 - Nationality: Scottish, British - Movements: Etching Revival - Common media: Etching, Painting (oil and watercolour) ## About David Young Cameron Sir David Young Cameron (1865–1945) was a Scottish etcher and painter regarded as a leading figure in the later phase of the Etching Revival in Britain. Born in Glasgow, Cameron built his reputation primarily through etchings of townscapes and landscapes, achieving wider recognition in that medium than through his oil paintings. His subjects ranged across Scottish Highlands scenery, English cathedral cities, and Continental European architecture. Cameron was knighted for his contributions to art and his work is held in major public collections including Tate, the National Gallery of Scotland, and the Rijksmuseum. With over a thousand lots documented in auction records, his prints appear regularly on the market and remain a touchstone for collectors of British graphic art from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ## Common works and media Cameron's most commonly encountered works at auction are intaglio prints — chiefly etchings and drypoints — depicting Scottish landscapes, English cathedral towns, and Continental European street scenes. Oil paintings and watercolours of similar subjects appear less often. Typical formats include small-to-medium plate sizes, often editioned and signed in pencil. Print series and sets of related views are also known. Works are catalogued under Prints, British Art, Scottish Art, and Works on Paper. ## Market and appraisal context David Young Cameron's auction market is anchored by a substantial body of 162 recorded lots spanning 2001 to early 2026, with 111 carrying realised prices. The market is overwhelmingly print-driven — etchings and drypoints account for nearly all observed lots. Prices cluster tightly at the lower end: the interquartile range runs from $70 (P25) to $356 (P75), with a median of $150. The recorded maximum of $12,000 represents a significant outlier, likely a major oil painting or an exceptionally rare early-state etching, while the floor sits at $20 for common later-state prints. Liquidity is moderate: 7 lots appeared in the most recent 12 months and 6 in the prior 12 months, indicating a steady but thin flow of material. Named auction houses active in this market include Sotheby's, Bonhams, Dreweatts 1759, John Nicholson's, and Waddington's, alongside numerous regional and specialist firms. Sotheby's handled a drypoint titled "Ostia" that realised £1,270 in June 2025, demonstrating that select works command materially higher prices at major houses. The bulk of transactions, however, occur at mid-tier and regional salerooms with results typically between $20 and $250 USD. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence David Young Cameron's auction market is anchored by a substantial body of 162 recorded lots spanning 2001 to early 2026, with 111 carrying realised prices. The market is overwhelmingly print-driven — etchings and drypoints account for nearly all observed lots. Prices cluster tightly at the lower end: the interquartile range runs from $70 (P25) to $356 (P75), with a median of $150. The recorded maximum of $12,000 represents a significant outlier, likely a major oil painting or an exceptionally rare early-state etching, while the floor sits at $20 for common later-state prints. Liquidity is moderate: 7 lots appeared in the most recent 12 months and 6 in the prior 12 months, indicating a steady but thin flow of material. Named auction houses active in this market include Sotheby's, Bonhams, Dreweatts 1759, John Nicholson's, and Waddington's, alongside numerous regional and specialist firms. Sotheby's handled a drypoint titled "Ostia" that realised £1,270 in June 2025, demonstrating that select works command materially higher prices at major houses. The bulk of transactions, however, occur at mid-tier and regional salerooms with results typically between $20 and $250 USD. ### Appraisal notes Appraisily would use these auction records as a comparable-sale baseline, cross-referencing lot titles, medium, plate dimensions, and edition state against the work being appraised. For etchings, the specific plate, its state (early impressions of known plates such as 'The Wingless Chimera' or 'Souvenir d'Amsterdam' tend to outperform generic townscapes), pencil signature presence, and paper quality all shift value within the observed $20–$356 interquartile band. Oil paintings and larger-scale works are rare at auction for Cameron and would require separate comparable analysis beyond the print-dominated dataset. Appraisily supplements auction signals with submitted photographs (to verify medium, signature, and condition), declared dimensions, plate marks, edition numbering, and any provenance documentation the owner can provide. Condition is critical for prints: foxing, trimming, fading, and mounting all materially affect value. The $12,000 ceiling should not be treated as indicative for standard etchings; it reflects an outlier likely attributable to an oil painting or an exceptional print. ### Valuation factors - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] ### Collector notes ### Market caveats - The dataset of 162 lots with 111 priced results is skewed heavily toward etchings; oil paintings and watercolours are underrepresented and their values should not be inferred from the print-dominated price distribution. - The $12,000 maximum is a significant outlier — over 30 times the median — and almost certainly reflects a different medium (likely an oil painting) rather than a typical etching result. Do not use it as a benchmark for print appraisal. - Currency mix (USD, GBP, CAD, EUR) in recent lots means direct price comparisons require conversion; the interquartile figures cited are approximate composites. - No catalogue raisonné for Cameron's etchings or paintings was identified in the collected sources. Attribution and plate-state identification should draw on published print catalogues and expert opinion. - Several recent lots lack realised-price data (unsold or result not reported), which may introduce upward bias in the priced-lot distribution. - Some lots in the dataset are described generically (e.g., 'DAVID YOUNG CAMERON ETCHING' without title) and may not be reliably matched to specific plates or states. ### Market evidence sources - undefined: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/david-young-cameron/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-young-cameron-1865-1945-signed-antique-english-architectural-framed-etching-109-c-3b29e80717 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-young-cameron-1865-1945-signed-antique-english-church-architectural-framed-etching-103-c-9268ab6142 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-young-cameron-1865-1945-american-123-c-9944ff1abb - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-young-cameron-1865-1945-a-scottish-idyll-109-c-ab44cc2204 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-young-cameron-old-st-etienne-etching-1020-c-83547efa7c - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-young-cameron-scottish-1865-1945-two-coastal-landscapes-each-an-etching-frame-of-larger-14-3-4-x-19-1-4-in-37-5-x-48-9-cm-569-c-ba04f52b69 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-young-cameron-1865-1945-american-29-c-90f4a5cad9 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-young-cameron-1865-1945-american-102-c-c12495f873 ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from museum, library-authority, and scholarly sources with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realised prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For David Young Cameron, identity data is grounded in Tate, the RKD, VIAF, and the Library of Congress. Market observations are general and should be supplemented with current comparable-sale data for formal appraisal. ## Sources - RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/14942 - Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-david-cameron-851 - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82129299 - VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/79202867/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Young_Cameron - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3703382