1884
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Souvenir of St. Denis (Souvenir de Saint-Denis) is a 1884 ink by Auguste Lepère, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a busy European city with narrow streets and old buildings. Trees line the road, and people walk along the sidewalks. A horse-drawn cart sits in the foreground, and the background has tall church towers and chimneys puffing smoke. The artist used a rough, sketchy style to show movement and life in the streets. The lines are uneven, giving it a hand-drawn feel. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this create texture with ink and metal plates.
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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