1890
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
La Carrière de grès is a 1890 by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a rocky hillside where workers are digging into the earth. A large boulder looms on the right, while smaller rocks and tools litter the ground. In the background, a village with simple buildings sits near a forest. The artist focused on the rough texture of the rocks and the hard labor of the workers. This style fits the Realism movement, which aimed to show everyday life as it truly was. Check out Realism to see how artists used plain scenes to tell stories.
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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