Bain-froid chevrier, dit "de l'École" (Chevrier's Cold-Bath Establishment, Sometimes called the "School-Baths")

1864

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image shows a view from an elevated position, looking down at a canal or waterway with stone walls on one side and buildings on the other. The horizon is in the upper third of the composition, with buildings on an embankment. The artwork is composed of intricate cross-hatching creating texture on the buildings and clouds. The color scheme is sepia, emphasizing the detailed lines. A wooden platform crosses the water where people and boats are visible. In the background, there are more buildings and signs, including one for a bathing establishment. The skyline merges with the cloudy sky, with faint bird silhouettes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12 × 13.6 cm (4 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
    plate: 13.1 × 14.3 cm (5 3/16 × 5 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.3 × 18 cm (7 3/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6176

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 93, State iv/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jules Niel [19th century], Paris; Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau [1840-1893], London, (Lugt 2412); Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); 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

Not signed. Not dated. "Bain Froid / Chevrier" center right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Bain Froid Chevrier" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "L.D. 44 IV" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "(From the Heywood +Macgeorge collections)" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c.1156" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c.1156/k.326" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "35" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65019221

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