Alpine Views: Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape: Swiss Landscapes by Alexandre Calame (Clark Art Institute) - Softcover

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Among the most influential and popular Swiss landscape painters of the nineteenth century, Alexandre Calame (1810-1864) is renowned for his grand alpine views. Reflecting the increased interest in the Alps among naturalists, scientists, writers, and tourists of the era, Calame's intimate and spontaneous paintings offer a look at some of Switzerland's most beautiful, dramatic, and recognizable vistas.
This illustrated book focuses on Calame's oil sketches - many of which have never been published in color - and also includes works by Calame's precursors, contemporaries, and followers. An essay by noted art historian Alberto de Andres provides an overview of the development of the Swiss landscape tradition, and situates Calame within the broader context of nineteenth-century European art and culture.

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