1908
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Bords de la Vie is a 1908 by Auguste Lepère, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet forest scene by a river. Tall trees with thick branches frame the view, their leaves sketched in loose, dark lines. Light filters through the canopy, casting soft shadows on the water below, where a small boat floats near the shore. The artist focused on texture—rough bark, tangled roots, and the play of light on leaves. The print’s grainy look comes from etching, a method that carves lines into metal plates. Check out Auguste Louis Lepère for more of his etched landscapes.
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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