Charles Meryon was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness. Although now little-known in the English-speaking world, he is generally recognised as the most significant etcher of 19th century France.
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Portrait of Meryon, 1853 etching by Félix Bracquemond
Le Stryge (The Gargoyle or The Vampire), 1853. Now Meryon's most famous print, though somewhat untypical.
Meryon by Léopold Flameng, 1858, print based on a drawing made the night before he entered the asylum
Drawing made in Tahiti, 1844-45
Drawing Head of a Maori, made during his voyage
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Charles Meryon was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness. Although now little-known in the English-speaking world, he is generally recognised as the most significant etcher of 19th century France. His most famous works are a series of views powerfully conveying his distinctive Gothic vision of Paris. He also had mental illness, dying in an asylum.
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