1894
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Marché à la Ferraille is a 1894 by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a busy outdoor market packed with people. In the center, a man holds a long pole with a bundle of metal pots and pans. Around him, others sort through piles of scrap—buckets, tools, and broken objects—while a few stalls line the street. Trees without leaves frame the scene, and buildings loom in the background. The artist focused on everyday life, not polished scenes. The drawing feels quick, almost like a snapshot of a moment in time. Look up Realism next to see how artists like this one showed ordinary life.
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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