Departure for Greenwich (Depart pour Greenwich)

1891

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

This is a painting of an outdoor scene with figures on a bench. The artwork depicts a woman in an elaborate dress seated on a bench, with flowing lines and billowing fabric. Another figure sits next to her on the bench, obscured by a coat and hat. Additional figures ascend a staircase on the left, with distant figures and smoky shapes blending into the background. The piece has a sketch-like quality with a soft, muted texture, emphasizing an impressionistic style that focuses on movement and atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5589

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, no. 30, State between ii and iii/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

Q65019059

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