Quai de l'Hôtel de Ville

1886

Auguste Lepère

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

The image shows an elevated view across a wide expanse towards a large building, possibly a cathedral. The horizon sits just below the buildings. Architectural elements are detailed with intricate linework, capturing the texture and form of the structures. The color palette is subdued and monochromatic, using shades of grey and sepia to convey a wintry mood, with a dusting of snow. People are shown walking along a snow-covered street in the foreground. In the distance, the building dominates the skyline. Soft clouds are visible in the lightly rendered sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on tissue paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Eric Denker in memory of Gaillard F. Ravenel

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.1 x 16.2 cm (6 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.6 x 23 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.135.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, no. 152

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James L. Pierce (Lugt undescribed), Baltimore; (Bill Tomlison, Morgantown, WV); purchased by Jack Denker, King of Prussia, PA; Eric Denker, Falls Church, VA; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1905

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

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and black ink: ALepère - 30/35.; lower left in block: A.LEPERE / Del.Sc.

Wikidata ID

Q75400780

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