Unloading, Canal St. Martin (Les dechargeurs de platre, Canal Saint-Martin)

1890

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

This is a detailed drawing of an industrial urban scene. It shows a bustling street or riverside setting with figures engaged in manual activities. Surrounding them are tall, aged buildings with worn architecture, including bent metal roofs and crumbling facades. The figures are dressed in heavy clothing, suggesting a working-class environment. The drawing uses cross-hatching techniques to convey texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5574

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, no. 211, State only

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. 38, repro.

Bibliography

1905

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

Wikidata ID

Q65019044

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