Lot Essay
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SOLD ON BEHALF OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS IN ORDER TO BENEFIT ITS AMERICAN ART ACQUISITION FUND
Alexandre Calame (Swiss, 1810-1864)
Lake Lucerne near Brunne
Details
Alexandre Calame (Swiss, 1810-1864)
Lake Lucerne near Brunne
signed 'A Calame' (lower left)
oil on canvas
12½ x 21 in. (31.8 x 53.4 cm.)
Lake Lucerne near Brunne
signed 'A Calame' (lower left)
oil on canvas
12½ x 21 in. (31.8 x 53.4 cm.)
Provenance
Henry C. Gibson, Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1892 (bequest from the above).
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1892 (bequest from the above).
Literature
E. Strahan, ed., Art Treasures of America, New York, circa 1880, vol. I, p. 80.
Sale room notice
Dr. Valentina Anker has confirmed the authenticity of this work.