Parliament at 9 o'Clock in the Evening - London (Le parlement a 9 heures du soir - Londres)

1890

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image shows the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben from street level. The street is busy with people and horse-drawn carriages. The clock tower and the structure of the Palace of Westminster are visible. The Big Ben clock displays the time. The sky has swirling clouds painted with loose brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic, primarily in shades of gray and black. The dark figures in the street contrast with the illuminated windows of the building and street lamps. The scene suggests an overcast evening or night. In the distance, the architectural details of the Gothic structure are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5601

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, no. 231, State only


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1905

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

Wikidata ID

Q65019071

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