1897
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Paris Almanac, 1897: Cover is a 1897 by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The image shows a woman and a girl standing in front of a sign that reads "Paris Almanach 1897". The woman is wearing a long dress with a floral pattern at the bottom, and the girl is wearing a white dress with a red pattern at the bottom. The sign is decorated with flowers and fruit. The woman is holding a large hat with a wide brim, and the girl is looking up at her. The background of the image is a light gray color. The image appears to be a cover for an almanac, and it may have been created using a technique such as lithography. To learn more about the artist's use of color and composition, you could look up the work of 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.
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