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Caspar Wolf
Caspar Wolf

Caspar Wolf

Swiss, 1735 - 1783
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Caspar Wolf was a Swiss painter, known mostly for his dramatic paintings of the Alps. He was strongly influenced by Albrecht von Haller's poems on the Alps, and the Sturm und Drang movement. After 1773 Wolf mostly painted glaciers, caves, waterfalls and gorges.

Wolf was the son of a furniture maker, who was banned from his city. Wolf was trained in Konstanz, between 1753 and 1759 he worked in Augsburg, Munich, Passau as a decoration painter. Not being able to sell his work he went disappointed back to his home town. For Horben Castle he painted by hand the wallpaper on the first floor. In 1768 Wolf lived in Basel. From 1769 till 1771 he stayed in Paris and worked with Philip James de Loutherbourg. In 1774 he moved to Bern. Wolf made a deal with the local publisher Abraham Wagner who had a geological interest, to deliver 200 paintings. He travelled with Wagner or a minister Jakob Samuel Wyttenbach in Berner Oberland and Wallis. From 1780-1781 he was working in Spa, Cologne, Aix-la-Chapelle and Düsseldorf. He died in poor circumstances in a hospital.

In 1779 his prints were exhibited in Bern but the book failed to sell. Wagner received help from a Swiss army officer in Dutch service and in 1785 thirty aquatints were published in Amsterdam. Till 1948 ninety of these aquatints were exhibited in Keukenhof Castle, but sold. Today these works can be seen in the Kunsthaus in Aarau.

His son Theodor Wolf (1770–1818) was a still life painter.

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Holzsteg über die Lütschine bei Gsteig

Holzsteg über die Lütschine bei Gsteig (1774)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Une jeune Paysanne du Canton de Lucerne

Une jeune Paysanne du Canton de Lucerne (1777-1779)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Une Femme d’Altdorf du Canton d’Ury

Une Femme d’Altdorf du Canton d’Ury (1777-1779)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Un Vacher du Rigiberg, dans le Canton de Switz

Un Vacher du Rigiberg, dans le Canton de Switz (1777-1779)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Païsan du Canton de Lucerne

Païsan du Canton de Lucerne (1777-1779)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Laitiere d’Oberhasli, Canton de Berne

Laitiere d’Oberhasli, Canton de Berne (1777-1779)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Vue de Lac de Zug près de Buonas, dans le Canton de Zug

Vue de Lac de Zug près de Buonas, dans le Canton de Zug (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
Landscape
Vue du Chateau Seigneurial de Castelen dans le Canton de Lucerne

Vue du Chateau Seigneurial de Castelen dans le Canton de Lucerne (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Vue du Chateau de Wildegg dans le Canton de Berne

Vue du Chateau de Wildegg dans le Canton de Berne (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Vue du Chateau de Thorberg dans le Canton de Berne

Vue du Chateau de Thorberg dans le Canton de Berne (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Vue du Chateau de Lenzbourg dans le Canton de Berne

Vue du Chateau de Lenzbourg dans le Canton de Berne (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Vue du Chateau de Falkenstein dans le Canton Soleure

Vue du Chateau de Falkenstein dans le Canton Soleure (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Vue du Chateau de Bipp dans le Canton de Berne

Vue du Chateau de Bipp dans le Canton de Berne (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Vue du Chateau de Biberstein dans le Canton de Berne

Vue du Chateau de Biberstein dans le Canton de Berne (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Vuë du Bain de Weissenbourg dans le Canton de Berne

Vuë du Bain de Weissenbourg dans le Canton de Berne (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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The Old and the New Gotthard Road above Hospental

The Old and the New Gotthard Road above Hospental (1774-77)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Farmhouse in a Forest Glade with Riders

Farmhouse in a Forest Glade with Riders (1765-68)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Landscape with Ruins

Landscape with Ruins (1769)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Ruin of a Castle near a Lake with Fishermen

Ruin of a Castle near a Lake with Fishermen (1765-68)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Blick auf Thun mit Stockhornkette und Niesen

Blick auf Thun mit Stockhornkette und Niesen (1777)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Blick über Bensberg mit dem Neuen Schloss in die Rheinebene

Blick über Bensberg mit dem Neuen Schloss in die Rheinebene (1781)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Canyon with Waterfall

Canyon with Waterfall (1775)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Finsteraargletscher mit Blick auf das Finsteraarhorn

Finsteraargletscher mit Blick auf das Finsteraarhorn (1774)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Glacier Lauteraar

Glacier Lauteraar (1776)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
Landscape
Landscape with Beatus Cave

Landscape with Beatus Cave (1774-1777)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
Landscape
Snow Bridge and Rainbow in the Gadmen Valley

Snow Bridge and Rainbow in the Gadmen Valley (1778)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Tempest over the Lake of Thun

Tempest over the Lake of Thun (1774-77)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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Der Zaun Steig

Der Zaun Steig (1915-1945)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
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View from the Talistock upon the Lake of Melch

View from the Talistock upon the Lake of Melch (1774-77)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
Landscape
Wasserfall im Tobel bei Muri

Wasserfall im Tobel bei Muri (1760-68)

Caspar Wolf (Swiss, 1735 - 1783)
Landscape
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