Pier at Bercy (Embarcadere a Bercy)

1890

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image depicts a waterfront scene with people relaxing on a stone embankment on the left. In the background, there is a busy boardwalk or promenade with figures walking around small structures and a dock. Various boats are on or near the water, and in the distance, buildings and a bridge with arches can be seen. The artwork is detailed with fine linework, using parallel and crosshatching strokes for texture and shading. The color scheme is monochromatic, with black ink on a beige background, highlighting the contrast between light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.62.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, no. 213, State only


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

Bibliography

1905

  • Lotz-Brissonneau, A. L'Oeuvre grave de Auguste Lepere; catalogue descriptif et analytique. Paris: Edmond Sagot, 1905.

Wikidata ID

Q65566028

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