Storm in the Mountains

1840/1850

Alexandre Calame

Associated Names
Alexandre Calame
Artist, Swiss, 1810 - 1864
The image shows a landscape with rugged terrain, scattered rocks, and small vegetation. Two figures are navigating the rocky area. The scene includes towering hills, rocky formations, an obscured horizon, turbulent sky with dark clouds and streaks of light, after a storm. The etching technique uses intricate brushstrokes to depict the sky and landforms with high contrasts. The color palette is monochromatic, focusing on light and dark contrasts to enhance the landscape's ambiance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.1 x 27.2 cm (8 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 2.69 x 36 cm (1 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.129.45

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Calabi 1937, no. IV, 46

  • Series Title

    Essais de gravure à l'eau forte par Alexandre Calame, IV, pl. 43

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Title Page / Title Page

Alexandre Calame
1838

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

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

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): IV, 46

2009

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

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: PEINT ET GRAVE PAR A CALAME GENEVE; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 1840 - 50 Calabi IV, 46

Wikidata ID

Q76555097

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