1894
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
La Poulailler attrape la plus grosse is a 1894 by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a man and a child in a dim, cluttered room. The man leans against a doorframe, half-dressed in a loose shirt and pants, while the child kneels beside him, holding a small object. A telescope leans against the wall, and a pile of clothes or sacks sits in the corner. The lighting is stark, with deep shadows and rough textures. The title hints at a playful twist—it roughly means "the henhouse catches the biggest one," suggesting a joke or irony in the scene. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to shape the figures. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this lighting technique works.
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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