Alexandre Calame

Geneva, Amélie Calame, 1865;
Geneva, Arthur Calame, 1907;
Geneva, Marguerite Buscarlet-Calame, 1919.

V. Anker, Alexandre Calame, Vie et Oeuvre, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Fribourg, Paris, 1987, p. 373, no. 314.

This painting is oil on paper, laid down on academy board. there is excellent retention of the paint surface and no tears to the paper are evident. under ultraviolet light: there are some small minor dots of retouching here and there. these have been well applied and there is no need for any further work. In a carved and gilt wood frame with some nicks.
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Bears on reverse an old label from Arthur Calame valuation, Geneva, 15 April 1922, no. 256.