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ALEXANDRE CALAME (Vevey 1810–1864 Menton) Wetterhorn. 1840. Oil on canvas. Signed, inscribed and dated lower left: A. Calame Genève 1840. 130 × 98 cm. Provenance: - Private collection Peter Fairbairn, acquired directly from the artist. - Auction Sotheby's London, 24 February 1972, lot 71. - Auction Dorotheum Vienna, 21 March 1973, lot 23. - Schweizerische Kreditgesellschaft, Zurich. - Swiss collection. Exhibited: - Probably Manchester 1857, Exhibition of Art Treasures, Exhibition Building Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 5 May–17 October 1857. - Leeds 1868, National Exhibition of Works of Art, Gallery F, no. 1724, as 'The Welle and Wetterhorn, from Rosenlaui, Switzerland'. - Leeds 1875, The Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, Leeds Mechanics’ Institution, May–September 1875. Literature: - Catalogue de mes ouvrages à l'huile et à l'aquarelle, as 'Vue du Wetterhorn, 1840'. - Exh. cat. National Exhibition of Works of Art, Leeds 1868, p. 98, no. 1724. - Eugène Rambert: Alexandre Calame, sa vie et son œuvre d'après les sources originales, Paris 1884, p. 540, no. 72. - Valentina Anker: Alexandre Calame. Vie et œuvre. Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, Fribourg 1987, p. 344, no. 132 (illustrated). ------------------------------------------------- ALEXANDRE CALAME (Vevey 1810–1864 Menton) Wetterhorn. 1840. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten links signiert, bezeichnet und datiert: A. Calame Genève 1840. 130 × 98 cm. Provenienz: - Privatsammlung Peter Fairbairn, direkt beim Künstler erworben. - Auktion Sotheby's, London, 24.2.1972, Los 71. - Auktion Dorotheum, Wien, 21.3.1973, Los 23. - Schweizerische Kreditgesellschaft, Zürich. - Schweizer Sammlung. Ausstellungen: - Wohl Manchester 1857, Exhibition of Art Treasures, Exhibition Building Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 5.5.–17.10.1857. - Leeds 1868, National Exhibition of Works of Art, Gallery F, Nr. 1724, als "The Welle and Wetterhorn, from Rosenlaui, Switzerland". - Leeds 1875, The Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, Leeds Mechanics’ Institution, Mai–September 1875. Literatur: - Catalogue de mes ouvrages à l'huile et à l'aquarelle, als "Vue du Wetterhorn, 1840". - Ausst.-Kat. National Exhibition of Works of Art, Leeds 1868, S. 98, Nr. 1724. - Eugène Rambert: Alexandre Calame, sa vie et son œuvre d'après les sources originales, Paris 1884, S. 540, Nr. 72. - Valentina Anker: Alexandre Calame. Vie et œuvre. Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, Fribourg 1987, S. 344, Nr. 132 (mit Abb.).