1891
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Great Apple Market (Le grand marche aux pommes) is a 1891 ink by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a busy river full of small boats packed with apples. On the shore, people load and unload the fruit. In the background, buildings and a church sit on a hill. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and life. The boats are crowded, and the apples spill everywhere. Look up etching to see how artists like this make prints.
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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