Berglandschap met boom aan de oever van een meer 1852 - 1855

This is Alexandre Calame’s landscape with a tree on a lake shore, an etching of understated drama. The work is structured by a strong horizontal division, setting a broad, clouded sky above a serene body of water. Notice how the artist masterfully uses light and shadow to create depth and mood. Calame focuses on the interplay between the solid forms of the trees and the fluid, reflective surface of the lake. The tree on the bank is both a vertical anchor and a study in contrasts. Its slender form disrupts the horizontal flow, drawing the eye upward and creating a dynamic tension within the composition. Calame's attention to texture is also notable. The roughness of the terrain and the foliage provides a visual counterpoint to the smooth expanse of water. This contrast underscores a Romantic sensibility, evoking both the grandeur and the quietude of the natural world. In its formal arrangement, this print invites contemplation on the relationship between stability and change, structure and fluidity.