Gobelins Quarter (Le quartier des Gobelins)

1893

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image shows an urban landscape with numerous buildings densely packed together. In the background, factory chimneys emit smoke. In the foreground, a man and a woman sit facing away from the viewer, looking out over the railing toward the city. The artwork features detailed linework resembling an etching style, depicting rooftops and buildings. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia and muted browns to emphasize the industrial setting and give a vintage tone to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5582

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, no. 96, State i/iv


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1905

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

Wikidata ID

Q65019052

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