Charles Meryon Art
Charles Méryon was a French engraver, painter, draftsman and poet. He lived an adventurous life and traveled often as a Marine before dedicating himself exclusively to engraving from 1848. He engraved 72 plates on Paris, some of which, like Tour de l’Horloge, published by the important Parisian magazine L’Artiste. He realized mainly architectures, seascapes, scenes with ornithological subjects and some portraits. His prints are characterized by a rigorous game of intersecting lines, by a precision deserving of a naval draftsman, by a bold chiaroscuro with dramatic effects and romantic fantasies. He often included captions in verses in his engravings.
Mid-19th Century French School Charles Meryon Art
Laid Paper, Etching, Handmade Paper
Mid-19th Century French School Charles Meryon Art
Laid Paper, Etching, Drypoint, Engraving
Mid-19th Century French School Charles Meryon Art
Handmade Paper, Etching
1850s Charles Meryon Art
Copper, Steel
1850s Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1860s Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1860s Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1860s Old Masters Charles Meryon Art
Etching
Early 20th Century Modern Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1850s Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1850s Modern Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1860s Other Art Style Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1850s Realist Charles Meryon Art
Engraving, Etching
1850s Old Masters Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1850s Old Masters Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1850s Realist Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1850s Realist Charles Meryon Art
Etching
1850s Realist Charles Meryon Art
Drypoint, Etching
Early 20th Century Modern Charles Meryon Art
Drypoint, Etching
1980s Naturalistic Charles Meryon Art
Paper, Ink, Etching
1860s Edo Charles Meryon Art
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
1830s Edo Charles Meryon Art
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
1970s Realist Charles Meryon Art
Lithograph, Laid Paper
Late 19th Century Impressionist Charles Meryon Art
Drypoint, Etching
1930s American Modern Charles Meryon Art
Drypoint, Etching
1950s Abstract Charles Meryon Art
Aquatint
Mid-20th Century American Modern Charles Meryon Art
Drypoint, Etching
1890s Edo Charles Meryon Art
Rice Paper, Ink, Woodcut
1970s Surrealist Charles Meryon Art
Drypoint, Aquatint
Mid-20th Century French School Charles Meryon Art
Metal
Early 20th Century Modern Charles Meryon Art
Etching
Mid-19th Century Modern Charles Meryon Art
Etching
Mid-19th Century Modern Charles Meryon Art
Engraving, Etching