1863
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
New Caledonia: Large Native Hut on the Road from Balade to Puebo, 1845 is a 1863 by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white sketch shows a small hut with a thatched roof in a tropical setting. Palm trees surround the hut, and a few people are scattered around—one sits near the hut, another leans against a fence, and a third stands nearby. The background has rolling hills and a simple cross on top of the hut. The artist used fine lines to capture details like the texture of the grass and the folds of the clothing. This style was common in early sketches meant to document faraway places. Next, check out Realism to see how artists focused on everyday life in their work.
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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