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Alpine Views: Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape Paperback - 2006

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ISBN: 9780300121384

by Alberto de Andres

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Probably the most influential and popular Swiss landscape painter of the 19th century, Alexandre Calame (1810-1864) is renowned for his grand Alpine views. Painted with dramatic effects of light and atmosphere, these paintings were based on sharply observed details taken from close natural study and depict recognizable locations. Calame visited France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and England, making outdoor oil sketches from which he then created finished paintings in his studio. Calame first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1835, and his works appealed to the growing number of Alpine tourists and were purchased by King Louis-Philippe and Napoleon.
This handsome book focuses on Calame's oil sketches--many of which have never been published in color--in addition to several paintings and related drawings and prints. With essays that discuss Calame's landscapes in the context of 19th-century trends in European art and culture, it also features works by Swiss artists Francois Diday, Barthelemy Menn, and Robert Zund.

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Title Alpine Views: Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape
Author Alberto de Andres
Binding Paperback
Edition First Edition
Pages 88
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Yale University Press, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Publication date November 28, 2006
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780300121384 / 0300121385
Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
Dimensions 10 x 9.44 x 0.26 in (25.40 x 23.98 x 0.66 cm)
Category Art & Art Instruction
Library of Congress subjects Alps, Swiss (Switzerland), Calame, Alexandre
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006044388
Dewey Decimal Code 759.949

About the author

Alberto de Andres is an independent art historian based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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