Alexei Bialinizki-Birula(Orscha 1864 – 1937 St. Petersburg) Aurora Borealis, 1901-2 Six watercolors on paper with one title page, 12 x 17 cmEach sheet inscribed with time of day, date and numberTitle page inscribed Aurora Borealis II, signed Alexei Bialinizki-Birula in cyrillic Provenance:Private collection, Berlin The Aurora borealis has fascinated mankind since antiquity. In ancient times…
Alexandre-Hyacinthe Dunouy (Paris 1757 – 1841 Lyon or Jouy) The 1813 Eruption of Vesuvius, Naples 1813 Oil on paper laid down on canvas, 48.5 x 64.5 cm Corinne Chorier has kindly confirmed the authenticity of the present painting. Her catalogue raisonné of Dunouy’s work is currently in preparation. This painting is preparatory to one…
Alexandre-François Caminade (Paris 1783 – 1862 Versailles) The Waterfalls at Tivoli, c.1826-8 Oil on paper laid down on canvas, 47 x 31.5 cm Provenance:The artist’s estatePrivate collection, France Alexandre-François Caminade trained under Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) and Jean-François Léonor Mérimée (1757-1836) in Paris. He won the Paris Academy’s gold medal in 1806 and was awarded a…
Alexandre Calame(Vevey 1810 – 1864 Menton)Bords de mer à Cannes – Rocky Shore near Cannes, 1858-60Oil on cardboard, 30 x 46.5 cmProvenance:The artist’s estateAmélie Calame (the artist’s widow, 1815-1907), Geneva (1865)By descent to Arthur Calame (the artist’s son, 1843-1919), Geneva (1907)Marguerite Buscarlet-Calame, Geneva (on the verso the printed inventory label of Arthur Calame’s estate dated…