1889
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Gazette des Beaux-Arts: Le Quartier des Gobelins is a 1889 by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a crowded city street from above. Buildings are packed tightly together, with smoke rising from a factory chimney in the background. Two people stand on a rooftop, looking down at the scene below. The title *Le Quartier des Gobelins* hints this is a real Paris neighborhood. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture the busy, gritty feel of urban life. Look up Realism next to see how this style focused on everyday scenes.
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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