The Wash-house (Le lavoir)

1891

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

This is a drawing of a waterfront scene. The image depicts a wooden structure, small boats tied to a dock, and people engaged in various activities such as a person carrying a large bundle and others sitting or working by the water. The drawing captures a moment in time, with delicate line work that conveys the movement of water and the interaction of the figures with their surroundings. Shadows and textures are emphasized, and the atmosphere reflects a sense of industriousness by the water's edge.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on buff paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5592

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, no. 23, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

  • Social Concern and the Worker: French Prints from 1830-1910, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City; Cleveland Museum of Art; and Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1974, no. 39.

Bibliography

1905

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

Wikidata ID

Q65019062

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