Greniers indigenes et habitations a Akaroa, presqu'Ile de Banks

1860

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on green wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.6 x 30.2 cm (7 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1946.21.144

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jules Niel [19th century], Paris; Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau [1840-1893], London, (Lugt 2412); Bernard B. MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); Herschel V. Jones [1861-1928], Minneapolis; (sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, 29 March 1921, lot 230); Cortlandt F. Bishop [1870-1935], New York City, (Lugt 2770b); (sale, American Art Association & Anderson Galleries Inc., New York, 19 November 1935, lot 152); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1946.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

Inscriptions

"A Monsieur Niel / faible temoignage d'affection, ' de reconnaissance infinie / C. Meryon" lower right margin, brown ink, artist's hand. "24 Octobre 60." lower left margin, brown ink, artist's hand. "Finished study for the etching / Greniers indigenes à Akaroa / by C. Meryon / LD 70" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "from the Niel+Heywood collections" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). (Cortland F. Bishop collector's stamp) verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 2770b). "B.M." (Bernard B. MacGeorge collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 394).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64538734

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