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Alexandre Calame

1810-1864 Switzerland/Romanticism

 

Brief Biography-Alexandre Calame was from Switzerland, and Francois Diday, the Swiss landscape painter, tutored him. When he was fifteen, he began working in a bank, and the banker Diodati supported his tuition in realising his talent. His paintings primarily depict Alpine views, which Calame exhibited in Paris and Berlin. After spending time showing in Paris, he travelled to Italy, where he did a considerable amount of painting, but his heart always remained in the Swiss Alps. Due to health reasons, he moved to Menton on the French Riviera in 1863, sadly dying a year later.

 

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Study of Tree Trunk

Study of Tree Trunk

Symphony in Blue

Symphony in Blue

View of the Lake

View of the Lake of Uri

Lake Lucerne

Lake Lucerne

Landscape with Oaks

Landscape with Oaks

Lake Lucerne

Lake Lucerne with Urirotstock

Grimsel Road

Grimsel Road

Lake Uri

Lake Uri

Mountain Torrent

Mountain Torrent

Riverscape

Mountainous Riverscape

Sunset

Sunset

Swiss Landscape

Swiss Landscape

Torrent in the Alps

Torrent in the Alps

Sun-drenched Forest

Sun-drenched Forest

From the Prechalp

View from the Prechalp the Tanzbodeli and Tschingelhorn with Schmadrigletscher

an oaktree trunk

an oaktree trunk