1911
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Bourrine dans les Peupliers is a 1911 by Auguste Lepère, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white scene of a riverbank with three tall trees. Their branches spread wide, almost filling the whole picture. The water looks shallow near the shore, with a few rocks and a small dark shape floating in it. In the distance, a small building sits behind the trees. The artist used only lines and shading to create depth, with no colors at all. The trees look almost like they’re moving, even though they’re still. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
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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