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Provins (Seine et Marne)

1910

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names

Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image shows a street scene in a village with stone buildings. The composition includes rooftops of houses, trees, and a large building on the right. The artwork uses fine etching techniques to depict texture on the buildings and foliage. The color palette is limited to sepia tones. There are figures in the foreground, with buildings extending into the background. The sky has wispy clouds, etched with fine lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.5560
Catalogue Raisonné

Texier-Bernier 1931, no. 375, State ii/iv

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

Q65019029

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