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Fallen Tree

1839/1845

Alexandre Calame

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Alexandre Calame

Painter, Swiss, 1810 - 1864

This is a detailed painting of a dense forest scene with several fallen trees. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, looking down into the chaotic tangle of fallen tree trunks and branches. The bark of the trees is white and brown, with patches of green moss or lichen. The shredded interior of the wood is a light brown color with hints of reddish-brown in the shadows. The ground beneath the trees is light green.

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Artwork overview

Medium

oil on paper on canvas
Credit Line

Gift of Ivan E. Phillips in memory of his brother Neil F. Phillips
Dimensions

overall: 25 x 41 cm (9 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
framed: 39.4 x 55.3 x 4.1 cm (15 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1997.73.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David and Constance Yates, New York); Ivan E. Phillips, Bedford, New York; gift 1997 to NGA.

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Bibliography

2000

Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 374-377, color repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: A. Calame. [?]; on stretcher: Calame

Wikidata ID

Q20186424

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