1890
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Le Bassin de la Villette is a 1890 by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a busy harbor scene with boats tied up along a dock. In the foreground, a ship’s deck is packed with barrels and people moving around. The background has more boats, buildings, and a few horses on a small platform. The artist focused on everyday life at the docks, using loose, sketchy lines to capture movement. The scene feels lively but not overly detailed—just enough to show the hustle. Look up Realism to see how artists like this one showed ordinary life as it really was.
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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