Boats on River with Masts

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image depicts a pencil sketch of a waterfront scene. Boats are shown at different distances from the viewer, with the horizon high on the page. Faint outlines of structures hint at buildings on the horizon. The boats are intricately detailed with precise lines, while the overall style is subtle and precise, using fine pencil strokes. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.6 x 29.4 cm (6 15/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6200

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philippe Burty [1830-1890], Paris, (Lugt 2071); Bernard B. MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Masterpieces of Drawing: Diamond Jubilee Exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1950-1951, no. 87, repro.

Inscriptions

"C. Meryon" lower right composition, brown ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Seine barges / by C Meryon" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "(from the Burty + Heywood / collections)" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "c. 1366/ K.406" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "3" verso, lower center sheet graphite, unknown hand. "K406" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "c 1366" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Con 2544" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64538728

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