Lot Essay
The inscription on the painting identifies the location as the river Birse near the city of Bâle in Switzerland.
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A view of the river Birse, near Bâle, Switzerland
Details
ALEXANDRE CALAME (Vevey 1810-1864 Menton)
A view of the river Birse, near Bâle, Switzerland
inscribed 'Birse-Bâle' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on artist's board
11 x 15 1/8 in. (28.8 x 38.6 cm.)
with a label on the reverse 'Etude d'Alexandre Calame/retrouve a l'inventaire /de [succ]ession de son fils Arthur Calame Geneve le 15 av[ril] 1922' signed 'L. Buscarlet Calame'
A view of the river Birse, near Bâle, Switzerland
inscribed 'Birse-Bâle' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on artist's board
11 x 15 1/8 in. (28.8 x 38.6 cm.)
with a label on the reverse 'Etude d'Alexandre Calame/retrouve a l'inventaire /de [succ]ession de son fils Arthur Calame Geneve le 15 av[ril] 1922' signed 'L. Buscarlet Calame'
Provenance
The artist's son, Arthur Calame (1843-1919).