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Caspar Wolf (1735-1783) - Un peintre à la découverte des Alpes

Caspar Wolf (1735-1783) - A painter in search of the Alps
From february 5 to april 27 2003
Ancient art
Upon the request of Berlin publisher Wagner who wished to carry out an album of prints of the Alps, Caspar Wolf executed nearly 150 paintings on cardboard between 1773 and 1779. Done on the motive, they are then transferred to cloth in his workshop.

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Caspar Wolf, Pass road along a torrent, around 1777, © Aargauer Kunsthaus Aarau, photo: Jörg Müller.