La Rue des Toiles, à Bourges

1853

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image shows a street in an urban setting with a narrow cobblestone lane lined with tall timber-framed buildings. The viewpoint is from ground level looking down the street towards an intersection. The tops of the buildings and sky dominate the upper area of the composition, with softly etched clouds visible. Some chimneys emit smoke. The artist's linework captures details of the architecture, creating a textured effect. The color palette includes shades of sepia and dark brown. In the distance, more architectural details and a slightly curved street flanked by historic structures are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on green laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.3 × 11.8 cm (8 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.6 × 24 cm (14 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6213

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 31, State iv/ix

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Theodore DeWitt [19th century]; (sale, The Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia, 14 June 1929); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1924

  • Delteil, Loys and Harold J.L. Wright. Catalogue raisonne of the Etchings of Charles Meryon. New York: Winfred Porter Truesdell, 1924.

1990

  • Schneiderman, Richard S. The Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints by Charles Meryon. London: Garton & Co., 1990.

Inscriptions

"C. Meryon del. sculp. 1853" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Rue Ne. St. Etienne-du-Mont 26" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "La Rue des Toiles, à Bourges-) lower center margin, brown ink, artist's hand. "(Meryons / writing)" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "58-35" lower left margin, graphite, unknonw hand. "w 35[illeg] / LD. 55II" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A-1638" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Theo DeWitt" [underlined] verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "16" [encircled] 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).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65019238

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