Artwork
Oeuvres de A. Calame, No. 13: Forêt de Sierre en Valais
Oeuvres de A. Calame, No. 13: Forêt de Sierre en Valais is a print by the Romanticist artist 12, Paris Jacomme & Cie. R. de Lancry. It dates from 1843 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Oeuvres de A.
- Accession no.
- 2014.366
- Credit line
- Bequest of John Bonebrake
About this work
Overview
Oeuvres de A. Calame, No. 13: Forêt de Sierre en Valais is an 1843 printed image produced by the Parisian firm Jacomme & Cie., located at Rue de Lancry 12. The work is part of the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The composition depicts a quiet woodland in the Valais region, centered on two tall, contorted trees that dominate the middle ground. A rocky, uneven floor scattered with low bushes suggests a natural, untouched environment, while a partly clouded sky allows diffused light to highlight the trees’ outlines, creating a subtly atmospheric mood.
Technique & Style
The print relies on careful shading to render the bark’s thickness and the gnarled forms of the trees, giving them a sense of upward reach. The contrast between illuminated edges and deeper shadows enhances the sense of stillness and a faint mystery, characteristic of mid‑nineteenth‑century Romantic landscape prints.
History & Provenance
Created in 1843, the image was issued by the established Parisian publisher Jacomme & Cie. It entered the Cleveland Museum of Art’s holdings at an unspecified date, where it remains catalogued under the museum’s print and drawing collection.
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Artist & collection
Artist
12, Paris Jacomme & Cie. R. de Lancry
This 19th-century Paris publisher’s album delivers crisp, hand-colored engravings of Swiss mountain scenery.
