1896
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Rouen Illustré: Rue des Charretes; Rue de Halage; Rue Eau de Robec; Place des Arts is a 1896 by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows four black-and-white drawings of old French buildings. One picture has a man leaning on a railing by a bridge, another shows a tall, crooked house with a sign, and two others frame smaller scenes of narrow streets with people and windows. The lines are loose and quick, like hurried notes. The artist focused on everyday streets and houses, not grand scenes. The buildings look worn, with uneven roofs and crumbling walls, giving a sense of history. Look up Realism next to see how artists showed ordinary life instead of idealized scenes.
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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