The Seine near the Austerlitz Bridge

1888

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image shows a riverside cityscape viewed from above. The skyline features buildings and trees, with clouds and smoke in the sky. In the foreground, a woman is leaning forward on a slope or steps leading to the river, where people are gathered. Along the waterfront, there are groups of people engaging in various activities, possibly loading boats. The boats in the river are emitting smoke. The artwork is created using intricate cross-hatching and fine lines to convey texture and depth, giving a sense of movement. The sepia-like palette gives a warm, historical ambiance to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on tissue paper

  • Credit Line

    René Huyghe Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.9 x 26.7 cm (6 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 28.2 x 34.5 cm (11 1/8 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.42.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, no. 147

  • Series Title

    Lepère's "l'Estampe originale" (May 1888)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

René Huyghe; gift to NGA Photo Archives (transferred to DCG in 1994).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995, as The Seine at the pont d'Austerlitz.

Bibliography

1905

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

Inscriptions

lower right in block: A Lepere

Wikidata ID

Q75125106

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