Artwork
Les toits de Saint-Severin
Les toits de Saint-Severin is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Auguste Lepère. It dates from 1889 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Les toits de Saint-Severin is an etching created by Auguste Lepère in 1889. The work is a print that showcases Lepère's skill as an etcher.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts a nighttime cityscape, with a woman standing on a bridge, gazing out over the rooftops and church towers of Saint-Severin. Her contemplative pose suggests she is lost in thought or observing something beyond the viewer's sight.
Technique & Style
Lepère employed quick, scratchy lines to convey movement and shadow, imbuing the scene with a sense of life. The etching technique allowed for the creation of varied textures and tones, capturing the atmosphere of the nighttime scene.
Artist & collection
Artist
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.
Le Bas-Hamet
Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevieve, Paris
L'arche du Pont Notre-Dame, Paris (An Arch of the Notre-Dame Bridge, Paris)
La Maison Maudite (The House of the Damned)
Gobelins Quarter (Le quartier des Gobelins)
The Suicide (Le Suicide)
Le Stryge
Gobelins Quarter (Le quartier des Gobelins)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament
Eine Mutter I (A Mother I)
L'arche du Pont Notre-Dame, Paris (An Arch of the Notre-Dame Bridge, Paris)
Sur les Toits pres Notre Dame