Charles Meryon. 1821-1868.
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L'Abside du Pont Notre-Dame-de-Paris. (The Apse of the Pont Notre Dame, Paris). 1854. Etching, engraving and drypoint. Burty 52, Delteil-Wright 38; Schneiderman 45.viii/ix. 6 1/2 x 11 3/4 (sheet 13 x 19 3/4) Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. A rich impression printed on the full sheet of 'Hudelist' laid paper. Monogrammed in the plate. $4,000.
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L'Arche du Pont. 1853. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 28.iv/vii. 6 x 7 3/4 (sheet 8 x 9 1/16). A rich impression with drypoint burr, printed on papier vedâtre. Signed and dated in the plate. $6,000.
L'Arche du Pont Notre-Dame. (An Arch of the Pont Notre Dame, Paris). 1853 and later. Etching. Burty 39, Delteil-Wright 25; Schneiderman 28.viii. 6 x 7 3/4 (sheet 11 3/16 x 17 15/16). Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. Edition of 30 printed in 1861. A fine impression on chine mounted on cream laid paper with an Arms of Amsterdam watermark. Numbered 8 in pencil. AAnnotated in pencil, lower left, 'Burty Iv3 - 7 état chine' with another annotation in a different hand '(the writing to the left is Philippe Burty's). Annotated in pencil, top left, "... publication no 5" in the same handwriting as that ascribed to Burty. $3,500.
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Bain-Froid Chevrier (Chevrier's cold bath establishment, or The School of Baths, Paris). 1864. Pencil drawing on vellum. Study for the etching, Burty 84, Delteil-Wright 44; Schneiderman 93. 4 7/16 x 3 1/2 (image and sheet). Initialed and dated, upper right. Partial red collector's seal, lower left. Ex-collection E.C. Blum, the curator of The Brooklyn Museum.
Accompanied by Bain-Froid Chevrier. Etching, engraving and drypoint. Burty 84, Delteil-Wright 44; Schneiderman 93.v. 5 1/8 x 5 11/16 (sheet 6 7/8 x 9 1/4) Proof without the printed verses; probably from the lifetime printing of 25. A fine impression on laid paper. Ex-collection E.C. Blum, the curator of The Brooklyn Museum. Monogrammed in the plate. $7,500 the pair.
Bateaux de Haarlem à Amsterdam. (Haarlem Boats in Amsterdam) (after Zeeman). 1850. Etching. Burty 13, Delteil-Wright 14; Schneiderman 17.ii. 2 1/2 x 4 13/16 (sheet 2 11/16 x 5 3/16). Printed on tan chine affixed to white wove paper. Narrow margins. Meryon etched this copy of an etching by Reiner Zooma, called Zeeman. Initialed in the plate. A fine impression of a rare early print. $975.
La Galerie Notre-Dame. 1853. Etching with engraving. Schneiderman 29.iv/vi. 11 1/8 x 6 15/16 (133/8 x 9 3/8). A rich impression printed in warm black/brown ink on cream laid paper. Collector's seal: Alfred Morrison (Lugt 151). Signed and dated in the plate. $6,500.
Le Grand Châtelet à Paris, vers 1780. 1861. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 74.iv. 9 3/16 x 11 3/4 (sheet 13 1/2 x 19 1/4). Edition 100 in this state. A fine impression printed on laid paper with the letters 'A&M' in a crown. Initialed in the plate. The etching was done after an old drawing in the collection of Monsieur Bérard. It was exhibited at the Salon of 1863. Initialed in the plate, lower left. $750.
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Le Ministère de la Marine (The Admiralty, Paris). 1865. Etching. Schneiderman 94.vii. 6 5/8 x 5 3/4 (sheet 18 3/4 x 14 1/2). Published by Cadart and Luquet for the Soeiété des Aquafortistes, August 1, 1866. Blindstamp of the publishers, Cadart and Luquet. Monogrammed, titled and signed in the plate. A fine impression on cream laid paper with full margins. $1,500.
Le Ministère de la Marine (The Admiralty, Paris). 1865. Etching. Schneiderman 94.v/vii. 6 5/8 x 5 3/4 (sheet 9 7 /8 x 7 13/16). A fine early impression before the addition of the lettering in the lower margin. State before publication by Cadart and Luquet for the Soeiété des Aquafortistes, August 1, 1866. fine impression on cream laid paper with full margins. Monogrammed in the plate. $2,250.
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La Pompe Notre Dame. (The Pumphouse, Notre Dame). 1852. Etching. Schneiderman 26.vii/x. 6 11/16 x 9 7/8 (sheet 11 x 14). A rich impression with plate tone printed on papier vedâtre. Signed and dated in the plate. $5,000.
La Pompe Notre Dame. (The Pumphouse, Notre Dame). 1861. Etching. Delteil-Wright 31.ix; Schneiderman 26.x. 6 3/4 x 10. Edition 30 in this state. Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. Initialed in the plate. Illustrated: Leipnik, A History of French Etching. Ex-collection: Louis Conrad Rosenberg, the American architectural etcher. $2,750.
Le Pont au Change, Paris. 1854. Etching. Delteil-Wright 34.v; Schneiderman 40.v/xii. 6 1/8 x 13 13/16 (sheet 12 7/16 x 19). Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. Initialed in the plate. An extremely rich impression with plate tone, printed on the full sheet of 'J Whatman Turkey Mill' wove paper. Signed in the plate. $9,500.
La Rivière de Seine et l'Angle du mail (The River Seine and the Corner of the Mall, Paris) (after Zeeman). 1850. Etching. Burty 11, Deletil-Wright 12, Schneiderman 15.ii. 5 3/8 x 9 9/16 )sheet 10 5/16 xd 10 1/4).Printed on 'IHS' paper with a partial watermark. Initialed in the plate. A rich, well-inked impression of this scarce early print. $1,750.
Le Stryge (The Vampire). 1853 and later. Etching. Delteil-Wright 25; Schneiderman 27.vi/x. 6 5/8 x 5 1/16 (sheet 9 3/4 x 7 1/2). Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 1 (1911): 65; Leipnik, A History of French Etching; Lumsden, The Art of Etching. Monogrammed in the plate. A rich lifetime impression printed on fine 'VEGO' laid paper. Monogrammed in the plate. $6,000.
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La Tour de l'Horloge. (The Clock Tower). 1858. Etching. Delteil-Wright 28.vi/x. Schneiderman 23.vi/x. Edition of 600 for l'Artiste volume 5, number 9,é October, 1858. 10 1/4 x 7 5/16 (sheet 12 1/4 x 18 5/8). Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. Illustrated: Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving; Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Meryon. Monogrammed in the plate, upper right. A glowing impression printed on warm brown India appliqué mounted on white wove paper. Scattered foxing in the margins, otherwise fine condition. Initialed in the plate. $3,000.
La Tour de l'Horloge. (The Clock Tower). 1852 and later. Etching. Delteil-Wright 28.x. Schneiderman 23.x. Edition of 15 in this state. 10 1/4 x 7 5/16 (sheet 19 5/8 x 13). Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. Illustrated: Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving; Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Meryon. Monogrammed in the plate, upper right. Printed on pale off-white laid paper watermarked "Hudelist" on the full sheeet with deckle edges. A fine impression in excellent condition. $2,250.
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