The Jungfrau, Switzerland
Calame established an international reputation with his dramatic views of Alpine scenery. Here, the snow-capped peak of the Jungfrau Mountain towers over the Lauterbrunnen Valley. He wrote of the site of this painting: a lost corner which I know is really wonderful . . . as if...
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Christophe Van Loo, Ghent, 1855 (mode of acquisition unknown); De Truenfels, Paris (date and mode of acquisition unknown); [1]; De Truenfels Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, April 9, 1867; purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, April 9, 1867 [2]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] early Walters publications erroneously state that the painting had belonged to Duc de Morny, 18-11-1865.[2] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 238.
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oil on canvas
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