Artwork
Cliffs in a Storm
Cliffs in a Storm is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Alexandre Calame. It dates from 1838 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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- Inscribed:upper left in plate: AC fe. ; lower left in plate: Geneve 1838 No. 2; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 1838 Calabi I, 3
About this work
Overview
Cliffs in a Storm is an etching on chine collé by Alexandre Calame, created in 1838.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a rugged cliffside battered by turbulent water and a stormy sky, conveying a sense of wildness and turmoil through its jagged forms and dynamic composition.
Technique & Style
Calame employed fine, detailed lines to capture the textures of the scene, varying line pressure to achieve a range of tonal values in the monochromatic print.
Context
As an etching, Cliffs in a Storm was produced using a technique involving acid and a needle to incise the design onto a plate, a traditional method for creating detailed prints.
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