Chasse-maree au plus pres

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Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 11.1 x 16.9 cm (4 3/8 x 6 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.6193

Artists / Makers

Charles Meryon (artist) French, 1821 - 1868

Image Use

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Inscription

Not signed. Not dated. "-Chasse-maree au plus pres.-" upper center composition, graphite, artist's hand. "Chasse-Maree / Drawing by C. Meryon 1893 / aged 18 / (from the Heywood collection)" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "c.1378/K410" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "5" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "con 2545" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "c. 1378" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks and Labels

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink. "BM" (Bernard MacGeorge collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 394).

Provenance

B. MacGeorge (Lugt 394), LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius