Essais de gravure à l'eau forte par Alexandre Calame, I-IV

1838/1850

Alexandre Calame

Associated Names
Alexandre Calame

Artist, Swiss, 1810 - 1864

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    four sets of landscape etchings (45 in all)

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    2009.129.1-45

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Calabi 1937, no.

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Associated Artworks

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Title Page / Title Page

Alexandre Calame

1838

The image depicts a landscape seen from a slightly elevated viewpoint overlooking a body of water towards a cluster of trees. The horizon appears high in the composition with the sky above. The scene shows trees, a hill, water, and hills in the distance. The artwork uses detailed etching techniques with fine hatched lines to create texture and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic, mostly sepia or dark tones. In the foreground, intricate details are visible in the trees and water.

Trees by a River

Alexandre Calame

1838

The image depicts a mountainous landscape with a waterfall cascading into a valley. The composition shows rugged mountain peaks under a cloudy sky. Trees and rocky slopes surround the valley, with a stream winding through the scene. Rocks, trees, and mountains are finely detailed using an etching technique. The ground texture is textured with heavy brushstrokes, focusing on rocks and a stream. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing depth and detail through varying shades of a single color, and enhancing light and shadow contrast.

Oberland Bernois

Alexandre Calame

1838

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Daniela Laube Inc. Fine Art, New York); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1937

  • Calabi, A., and A. Schreiber-Favre. "Les eaux-fortes et les lithographies d'Alexandre Calame " Die graphischen Kunste 2 (1937):

2009

  • Daniela Laube Fine Art, Catalogue 6, 2009. no. 22.

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