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Le gueux des campagnes

1895

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names

Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image shows a person crouching down and holding a long staff. They have a rugged appearance with facial hair, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and practical clothing. In the background, there are dense foliage, rustic buildings, and an open landscape under a clear sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut on Japan paper
Credit Line

Gift of Joan Lees in memory of Edward Lees, M.D.
Accession Number

1981.58.1
Catalogue Raisonné

Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, no. 246, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1905

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

Wikidata ID

Q74037212

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