1914
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
À bord d'un cruiseur anglais is a 1914 by Auguste Lepère, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image shows four sketches of a ship’s engine room. The top left is a loose, dark watercolor with swirling steam and a big metal wheel. The top right is a sketchy line drawing of the same machinery, but simpler. The bottom two are woodcut-style prints—black lines on white, with one adding a touch of red shadow. You can see pipes, gears, and a person’s arm in each sketch. The artist focused on the gritty details of the engine room, making the machinery look almost alive. The bottom prints have a bold, graphic style that feels like a stamp or poster. Check out chiaroscuro to see how light and dark create drama in art.
Louis-Auguste Lepère (30 November 1849 – 20 November 1918) was a French painter and etcher. Lepère is also considered a leader in the creative revival of wood engraving in Europe.
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