1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Lunar Law is a 1866 by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a simple black-and-white drawing of a cross. The cross has a crown at the top and a small figure hanging from it. Around the cross, there’s a lot of handwritten text in French, some of it crossed out or smudged. The lines are uneven, like a quick sketch rather than a polished drawing. The text includes the year 1866 and the letters "MCCCLXVI" near the cross. The drawing looks rough, with thick, uneven lines and no shading. It feels more like a study or note than a finished piece. If you like this style, check out Realism next.
Charles Meryon (sometimes Méryon, 23 November 1821 – 14 February 1868) was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness.
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