1901
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint-Severin is a 1901 ink by Auguste Lepère, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a tall church with pointed towers and lots of small windows. The sky is dark and swirly, like storm clouds. Trees and bushes fill the front, but they’re drawn in rough lines, not detailed leaves. The artist used deep red ink to make the whole scene look like it was carved. The lines are thick in some spots, thin in others—it’s not smooth. Want to see how this kind of printmaking works? Look up engraving.
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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