1852
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Tour de l'Horloge, Paris (The Clock Tower, Paris) is a 1852 ink by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a tall clock tower with a steep roof and a cross on top. Below it, a busy bridge spans a river, with boats moving under arches. The buildings around the tower have sharp angles and lots of windows, and smoke rises from chimneys in the distance. The artist used fine lines to show every detail, from the wood on the bridge to the bricks on the tower. This was made in 1852, when artists focused on real, everyday scenes. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.
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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