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Alexandre Calame — La Mer
Alexandre Calame

La Mer

1851

Rendered in the lithographic medium, this seascape demonstrates the Swiss landscape painter's romantic vision of nature's sublime power. Calame's dramatic composition and atmospheric effects influenced a generation of printmakers working in the Romantic tradition.

Medium
lithograph

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Alexandre Calame, La Mer, 1851

Rendered in the lithographic medium, this seascape demonstrates the Swiss landscape painter's romantic vision of nature's sublime power. Calame's dramatic composition and atmospheric effects influenced a generation of printmakers working in the Romantic tradition.

Medium
lithograph
Year
1851
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Nineteenth Century, Blue, Atmospheric, Serene, Landscape, Swiss, Nature, Ocean, Lithograph, Romantic

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