Amsterdam Seen from Victoria Hotel (Amsterdamvue de Victoria Hotel)
1901
Medium
etching with drypoint
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.5578
Art Historical Context
Auguste Lepère's *Amsterdam Seen from Victoria Hotel (1901) offers a captivating etched panorama of the Dutch capital, viewed from the vantage point of its namesake hotel. This intimate print captures the city's iconic gables, canals, and spires against a hazy skyline, evoking the vibrant urban energy of turn-of-the-century Europe. Created during Lepère's travels through the Netherlands, it reflects the French artist's fascination with Northern European architecture and atmosphere, blending meticulous observation with poetic mood. Renowned for his prowess in printmaking, Lepère employed etchi...
About the Artist
Auguste Lepère · 1849–1918
Auguste-Louis Lepère (1849–1918), son of the sculptor François Lepère, was born in Paris on November 30, 1849, into an artistic family that shaped his early path. At age thirteen, he apprenticed in the Paris studio of the English wood engraver Joseph Burn Smeeton, honing his skills in wood engraving until 1867. He furthered his training with drawing classes under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran at the...