1897
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Watering-place behind Notre-Dame (L'abreuvoirderriere Notre-Dame) is a 1897 ink by Auguste Lepère, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a group of people and horses gathered by a river. The horses are drinking while the people sit or stand nearby, watching. In the background, a large building with two tall towers looms over the scene, with a ship’s mast sticking up behind it. The artist used sharp lines and shading to create depth, focusing on everyday life. The scene looks like a quiet moment in a city, with the river and building framing the activity. Look up engraving to see how artists carve images into wood like this.
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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