Charles Meryon. 1821-1868.
La Rue des Toiles, à Bourges. 1853. Etching and drypoint. Delteil 55, Schneiderman 31.viii/ix. 4 3/4 x 8 3/8 (sheet 7 1/4 x 10). A rich impression printed on cream wove paper. Unsigned. $975.
Medieval architecture facsinated Meryon. In a letter to his father, he spoke pointed out that he needed to re-construct the bottom sections of houses that had been modernized. On La Rue des Toiles in Bourges, Meryon found details that would work with 14th- and 15th-century houses .
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