1883
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
14 Juillet. Illumination du Palais du Trocadéro is a 1883 ink by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows a grand, lit-up building with towers and arches, glowing at night. In front of it, a crowd of people stands on a bridge, watching. Fountains spray water, and statues line the steps. Flags and trees frame the scene on the left side. The artist used fine lines to build up shadows and light, making the building look almost three-dimensional. This style is called *cross-hatching*—tiny parallel lines stacked to create depth. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists use simple lines to make complex shadows.
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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