Oceania: Fishing, Near Islands with Palms in the Uea or Wallis Group, 1845

1863

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching and drypoint on grayish-ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 11.7 × 29.9 cm (4 5/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 16.5 × 34.1 cm (6 1/2 × 13 7/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1938.1639
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Oceania: Fishing, Near Islands with Palms in the Uea or Wallis Group, 1845 — Charles Meryon. 1863.

Medium: Etching and drypoint on grayish-ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 11.7 × 29.9 cm (4 5/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 16.5 × 34.1 cm (6 1/2 × 13 7/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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