Artwork

Landscapes and Street Corners: Moving

Landscapes and Street Corners: Moving, by Auguste Louis Lepère, 1900
Landscapes and Street Corners: Moving, by Auguste Louis Lepère, 1900

Landscapes and Street Corners: Moving is a print by Auguste Louis Lepère. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Accession no.
2007.269

About this work

Overview

Landscapes and Street Corners: Moving is a print by Auguste Louis Lepère, a French artist known for reviving wood engraving in Europe. Created in 1900, it is a landscape held in The Cleveland Museum of Art's collection.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a chaotic street scene with a man slumped on the ground, surrounded by people carrying furniture and pushing a cart loaded with belongings, conveying a sense of exhaustion and disorder.

Technique & Style

Lepère's use of bold lines and dark shading creates a lively, sketchy feel, capturing the movement and shadows in the scene, and employing chiaroscuro to add drama through contrasts of light and dark.

Frédéric Mistral: Mémoires et Recits by Frédéric Mistral: bust of man with hat (page 23)
Frédéric Mistral: Mémoires et Recits by Frédéric Mistral: bust of man with hat (page 23), Auguste Brouet

Artist & collection

Portrait of Auguste Louis Lepère

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

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.

This work is in the public domain (CC0). Image source: Cleveland Museum of Art open access. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.

Frequently asked questions

Who painted Landscapes and Street Corners: Moving?

Landscapes and Street Corners: Moving was painted by Auguste Louis Lepère in 1900.

Where can I see Landscapes and Street Corners: Moving?

Landscapes and Street Corners: Moving is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.