Greniers indigenes et habitations a Akaroa, presqu'Ile de Banks
1860
Charles Meryon
Artist, French, 1821 - 1868
Artwork overview
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Medium
graphite on green wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 18.6 x 30.2 cm (7 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
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Accession Number
1946.21.144
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Series Title
Le Voyage a la Nouvelle Zelande
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.
Wikidata ID
Q64538734