1896
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Centaur is a 1896 by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a chaotic scene of a centaur—half-man, half-horse—grabbing a woman in a forest. The trees and sky are dark, with jagged lines and rough textures. The woman’s face is blurred, and the centaur’s muscles look twisted and tense. The artist used bold black-and-white contrasts to make the scene feel dramatic. The text below is in French, adding a mysterious layer to the image. Look up chiaroscuro to see how light and dark create strong effects in art.
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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