1863
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Nouvelle-Calédonie: Grande case indigène sur le chemin de Ballade à Poepo, 1845 (New Caledonia: Large Native Hut on the Road from Balade to Puebo, 1845) is a 1863 ink by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a simple hut with thatched walls and a pointed roof. Palm trees line the front, and a few people sit or stand around it. One person leans on a pole, another squats near the door, and a third walks by. The background has rolling hills and a few birds flying. The artist used a sharp, detailed style to show everyday life in a tropical place. This kind of drawing was made by pressing ink into metal plates. Look up etching to see how artists create these kinds of prints.
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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