Angers - The House of the King of Poland (Angers - La maison du roi de Pologne)

1912

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image shows a view of a riverbank with boats and figures, looking across the river towards a bridge in the distance. The horizon line is set high in the background, with the bridge spanning across it, slightly dividing the sky from the land below. The artwork features detailed linework typical of etching, with fine strokes capturing intricate detail. The color palette is monochromatic, with soft beige tones of the paper and dark brown or black ink lines defining the scene. There are buildings, people, and small structures depicted on both sides of the river. The bridge, with its arch and faint activity on it, is a central element in the distant view.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5552

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Texier-Bernier 1931, no. 397, State i/iii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

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

Q65019020

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