La Rue Pirouette aux halles, Paris (Pirouette Street, Near the Markets, Paris)
1860
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1860
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This etching shows a crooked Paris street near market stalls. A woman in black walks away from us. Three-story houses lean over her. Shadows cut deep lines across the wall. Meryon loved Paris rooftops and sharp angles. He used acid to bite lines into metal, then scratched more with a needle. The ink stays darker where the needle dug deeper. Try another Meryon etching called "The Clockmaker's Tower."
