Tourelle de la Rue de la Tixéranderie, Paris (House with a Turret, Weavers' Street, Paris)

1852

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image shows a bustling city corner with tall, intricate buildings. Viewed from street level, the buildings appear towering and detailed. The composition lacks a visible horizon line, with architectural features dominating. The style features precise linework, resembling an etching, emphasizing textures like brickwork and shingle roofing. The color palette is monochromatic, using sepia and black shades, creating an aged look. Smoke rises from chimneys against a sky filled with fine line clouds. Figures near us provide scale and liveliness.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 25.2 × 13.8 cm (9 15/16 × 5 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9122

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 24, State i/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 25.

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

None.

Markings

(Loys H. Delteil collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 773).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65019248

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