Auguste Lepère Eau Forte Dry Point Paris On The Seine At Night Eiffel Tower XIX Rt617

Etching, drypoint framed under glass, entitled: '' Sur la Seine la nuit ''.
On a bench a bearded figure wearing a hat lights his pipe, at his side a charming young woman. In the background, other characters, we can see the Eiffel Tower in the distance.
Very nice invoice.
Signed lower right: A LEPÈRE.
Workshop stamp in red in the basin.
Period 1888
Condition: Good condition
Dimensions with frame: 49.5 x 40.5 cm
Dimensions at the margin: 36 x 45 cm (not framed)
Dimensions engraving: 31.5 x 24 cm
Weight: 1.430 kg
BIOGRAPHY :
''Auguste Louis LEPÈRE, born in 1849, died in 1918 in Dordogne.
Painter, engraver, illustrator. Son of the sculptor François Lepère, he made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1870.
From 1876, he devoted himself more specifically to engraving.
He obtained two medals in 1881 and 1887 and a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1889.
He was one of the first members of the National Society of Fine Arts in 1890.
In 1900 he was a member of the Jury.
year he was decorated with the Legion of Honor, he will be an officer in 1911.

Engraver with an indisputable talent, he especially made a name for himself as an engraver on wood. He is one of the rare modern artists who made original woodcut including scenes from Paris .
Listed in the Bénézit

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