Le Pont Neuf
1913
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1913
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows Paris’ Pont Neuf bridge in soft browns and blacks. People cluster along the railings, some staring downriver. The river below looks almost still under a gray sky. Lepère cared about how light hits stone. He left edges fuzzy here and there to keep things feeling real. If you like this, check out Toulouse-Lautrec’s lithographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
