Fete Venetienne sur la Seine

Auguste Lepère

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Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image shows a nighttime scene with fireworks lighting up the sky on the right side. In the background, there is an arched stone bridge across a river. Closest to us, there are several boats filled with people and adorned with glowing paper lanterns. The painting contains a mix of delicate and bold brushstrokes, with a monochromatic color palette of black, white, and gray.

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1905

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

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