Alexandre Calame, “Mountain Landscape with Figures at a Lake”, 1838

Alexandre Calame (also known as Alexandre Calam; Alexandre Calamy) (1810–1864)
“Mountain Landscape with Figures at a Lake”, 1838

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on chine collé on wove paper. Plate 2 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. The sheet is in near pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or handling marks.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 35.5 x 24.8 cm
• Plate mark: 10 x 8.7 cm
• Chine collé: 9.8 x 8 cm
• Image borderline: 9.6 x 7.5 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Upper left corner: “A. C. f”
• Scratch-inscribed in plate on left margin: “Geneve 1838 No 2”

References:

• Calabi & Schreiber-Favre 3 (Augusto Calabi & Alfred Schreiber-Favre, Les Eaux-Fortes et les lithographies d'Alexandre Calame, 1937, Die Graphischen Künste, pp. 64-77, 110-117, cat. no. 3)
• The British Museum offers the following description of this print: “Mountainous landscape with two figures walking along a path. 1838/ Etching”
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1863-0725-533
• See also the description of this print by the Rijksmuseum:
https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200168494

Price & Shipping:

AU$257 (approximately US$169.98 / €145.10 / £127.04), including worldwide express shipping. Please note: Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this evocative etching, which captures romantic notions of the sublime with figures on a path amidst steep mountains plunging into a lake—possibly not Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) itself, as the mountains appear quite steep (but I could be wrong!)—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.