1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Swift Sailing Proa, Mulgrave Archipelago, Oceania is a 1866 by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a tall, narrow boat called a proa cutting through choppy waves. The sail is stretched tight, with thick lines for the ropes. In the background, a few other small boats dot the water, and the horizon is faint but visible. The artist focused on the boat’s sharp angles and the way the waves crash. This style was common in early sketches to study movement and light. Next, look up Realism to see how artists captured everyday scenes with sharp detail.
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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