Alexandre Calame, “Shipwreck”, 1840

Alexandre Calame (also known as Alexandre Calam; Alexandre Calamy) (1810–1864)
“Shipwreck”, 1840

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching and roulette on chine collé on wove paper. Plate 29 from the series of etching tests, “Essais de gravure à l'eau forte par Alexandre Calame”. This is a strong and well-printed impression executed in Geneva after the artist’s painting (as inscribed in the plate). The sheet is in near pristine condition and has been laid upon a sheet of archival-quality washi paper to provide support and generously wide margins.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 16.2 x 12.5 cm
• Plate mark: 11 x 8.1 cm
• Chine collé: 10.7 x 8 cm
• Image borderline: 10.6 x 7.3 cm

Plate Lettering:
Scratch-inscribed in plate on right margin: “A. Calame pinx et aqu. forte Geneve 1840”

References:
• Calabi & Schreiber-Favre 16 (Augusto Calabi & Alfred Schreiber-Favre, 1937, Les Eaux-Fortes et les lithographies d'Alexandre Calame, Die Graphischen Künste, pp. 64-77, 110-117, cat. no. II, 16).
• The British Museum offers the following description of this print: “Three castaways stranded on a small rock surrounded by high waves.”
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1863-0725-507
• See also the description of the print by the National Gallery of Art (Scotland):
https://www.nga.gov/artworks/152396-shipwreck

Price & Shipping:

AU$257 (approximately US$168.39 / €145.14 / £127.26), including worldwide express shipping. Please note: Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this small, dark, and drama-filled etching showing figures clinging to shipwreck flotsam in a wild sea, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.