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Lot Essay
Der Vierwaldstättersee gehörte bekanntlich zu Alexandre Calames Lieblingssujets – die Landschaft wurde von ihm in einer Vielzahl seiner Werke dargestellt, so oft, dass die Spötter Calames anfingen, sein Atelier ‘die Fabrik des Vierwaldtsättersees‘ zu nennen.
It is well-known that Lake Lucerne was one of Alexandre Calame’s favourite subjects to paint; a large number of his works depict this landscape, indeed, so many that those who scorned his work began to call his studio ‘the factory of Lake Lucerne’.
It is well-known that Lake Lucerne was one of Alexandre Calame’s favourite subjects to paint; a large number of his works depict this landscape, indeed, so many that those who scorned his work began to call his studio ‘the factory of Lake Lucerne’.