Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
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 Figurative Prints
Laid Paper, Etching, Handmade Paper
Mid-19th Century French School Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Laid Paper, Etching, Drypoint, Engraving
Mid-19th Century French School Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Handmade Paper, Etching
Early 20th Century Modern Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Etching
1850s Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Etching
1850s Modern Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Etching
1850s Old Masters Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Etching
1850s Old Masters Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Etching
Early 20th Century Modern Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Etching, Drypoint
1960s Surrealist Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Etching
1970s Realist Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Laid Paper
1920s American Modern Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Etching, Drypoint
1920s American Modern Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Drypoint, Etching
Early 20th Century Modern Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Drypoint, Etching
1860s Edo Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Mid-20th Century Modern Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Drypoint, Etching
1830s Edo Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
1920s Modern Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Intaglio, Drypoint, Laid Paper, Etching
Late 19th Century Old Masters Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Drypoint, Etching
2010s Modern Charles Meryon Figurative Prints
Paper, Etching