MUSEUM QUALITY French ~ CHARLES MERYON ~ 1853 Rue de Toiles, Bourges ETCHING

Description: An original etching by the French 19th century master printmaker Charles Meryon (1821-1868). Published in 1853, the title is "Rue de Toiles, Bourges", catalogue raisonné reference: Schneiderman 31 ix/IX. It is printed in black ink on ivory colored wove paper, the plate measures 8 7/16 × 4 3/4 inches and the sheet size is approx. 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches. Fine condition, no mat burn or tape residue, small loss to upper left corner. The same print is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and the Philadelphia Museum of Art: https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/261199 Charles Meryon (1821-1868) was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he suffered from color blindness. Although now little-known in the English-speaking world, he is generally recognized as the most significant etcher of 19th century France. Meryon was the illegitimate son of an English physician Charles Lewis Meryon (1783-1877) and a dancer at the Paris Opéra, Narcisse Chaspoux. The artist is known for his views of Paris that document the transformation of the city under the helm of Baron Haussmann. Meryon suffered from psychological issues throughout his life and from 1858 was frequently held at the asylum of Charenton, where he died in 1868.

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Location: Brooksville, Florida

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