Impressionism, a historical reconstruction:

Adolphe-Félix Cals

(1810-1880)

thematical and topographical

Overview pictures

used on this website

 

Introduction:
On this page you will find an overview of the pictures of Adolphe-Félix Cals that are used on this website.
The pictures will be rendered in a thematical and topographical overview and also by technique (medium) and by form.
Helas, of some paintings only a black and white pictures will be rendered. And helas, some pictures are of a poor quality.
See also the thematical overview of the titles of the exhibited and/or auctioned art-works.
See also the account on the exhibited works of Cals.

 

Portraits:
Cals made many more or less official portraits. First you will find some self portraits.

 

 

Figure paintings:
Cals often depicted one or more figures.
When the interior is more prominent, see interiors↓.
When the occupation is prominent, see figures busy with there occupation.
When they are in an indicated exterior, see Honfleur and Saint-Siméon↓.

 

Candlelight effect:
Cals often depicted interiors wherein the candlelight effect is prominent.

 

 

Interiors:
For interiors with candlelight effect, see candlelight effect↑.

 

 

Figures busy with their occupation:
Cals depicted people busy with their occupation.
See interiors↑ for people busy with their occupation in interiors

 

Saint-Siméon farm in Honfleur:
Namely in the 1870s Cals often painted at the Saint-Siméon farm in Honfleur. Several of these works were exhibited at the ‘impressionist’ expositions.

 

Honfleur:
Cals often depicted scenes made in Honfleur and it’s surroundings. This is apart from the Saint-Siméon farm↑.

 

Seaviews and riverviews:
Cals depicted seaviews and riverviews. For the seaviews made in Honfleur see above↑.

 

Orrouy + surroundings:
Cals often stayed at the castle of Comte Armand Doria in Orrouy (iR9) and often painted in these surroundings. Hamlets the were in the surroundings and now part of Orrouy: Eluats and Beauvoir and also villages in the surroundings: Béthancourt-en-Valois.
Of the drawings exhibited in 2002 many were given to Comte Armand Doria, namely no.6-102, made probably between 1837-44.
Some later drawings (1855-78ca) were made in Orrouy or it’s surroundings (nos.117 +119-133 +136 +137). (R522)

 

Village views:
Here below you will find village views, but also prominent views of cottages and other buildings.

 

Landscapes:
Cals also depicted other landscapes than as rendered above.

 

Still lifes:
Cals sometimes depicted still lifes.

 

Drawings:
Cals made many drawings. See information in the thematical overview of titles.

 

 

Other techniques:
Cals sometimes used other techniques then oil painting and drawings.

 

 

 

Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Adolphe-Félix Cals, a thematical and topographical overview of the used pictures. Last modified 2026/04/10. https://www.impressionism.nl/cals-overview-pictures/”

 

Note: additional info and pictures will be added.