Summer in Saint-Martin, the Past Nuptials (Ete de la Saint-Martin, la noce qui passe)

1908

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image displays a woodland path curving through a forest, filled with trees. The branches are illustrated with thin lines, and leaves with delicate strokes, creating texture. A group of figures is gathered to the right, possibly participating in an event. The figures are detailed compared to the loosely sketched foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white shades in an etching style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5551

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Texier-Bernier 1931, no. 359, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

  • Texier-Bernier, G.M. Catalogue in Auguste Lepere, peintre et graveur decorateur de livres, by Charles Saunier. Paris: Maurice Le Garrec, 1931.

Wikidata ID

Q65019019

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