1914
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
La Dépèche annoncant la mort de l'archiduc is a 1914 by Auguste Lepère, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a military uniform sitting on a stool, holding a newspaper or paper. His cap has a badge on it, and he’s wearing a thick coat with buttons. The background looks like a ship’s deck with ropes and faint shapes of other people. The artist used quick, dark lines to show the folds in his clothes and the shadowy light. The sketch feels urgent, like someone reading bad news. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this drawing in person.
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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