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A mountain massif in central Switzerland, Mount Rigi rises above the waters of Lakes Lucerne, Zug and Lauerz, its main summit reaching some 1,800 metres above sea level. This view is from Mount Rigi itself, looking west over Lake Lucerne to Mount Pilatus. To the left stands the Bürgenstock, with the Stanserhorn behind. The long shadows thrown by the foreground chalets suggest a time in the late afternoon. Calame spent several days on Mount Rigi in 1858. This view, one of four versions known, is a finished study most probably worked up from sketches he made on the spot. The foreground is a study in light and shade, the ruined and abandoned chalets deep in shadow apart from the brilliant sunlight falling on their roofs, the whole painted in crisp brushwork.
Title
Chalets at Rigi
Date
1861
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 40.6 x W 62.2 cm
Accession number
NG6688
Acquisition method
Presented by Mr Asbjørn Lunde through the American Friends of the National Gallery in recognition of the directorship of Sir Nicholas Penny, 2020
Work type
Painting
Signature/marks description
signed at lower right: A. Calame
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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Study from Nature: Near Villeneuve Victoria and Albert Museum -
Lake of the Four Cantons (Lake Lucerne), near Brunnen Victoria and Albert Museum -
At Handeck The National Gallery, London -
Chalets at Rigi The National Gallery, London -
Torrent de montagne The Schorr Collection -
Souvenir of Rosenlaui, Switzerland The Wallace Collection -
Storm at Handeck The Fitzwilliam Museum - 6 more