View of St.-Jean-de-Mont, Vendee (Vue de St.-Jean-de-Mont, Vendee)
1892
Medium
etching and aquatint
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.5586
Art Historical Context
Auguste Lepère's *View of St.-Jean-Mont, Vendée* (1892) the serene beauty of rural France in the Vendée region, a coastal area known for its rugged landscapes and historic villages. As a master French printmaker, Lepère1849–1918) often depicted everyday scenes with a keen eye for light and atmosphere, bridging Realism and the emerging influences of Impressionism. This etching offers visitors a glimpse into late 19th-century provincial, evoking the tranquility of a bygone era amid France's Belle Époque. Crafted in etching and aquatint, the work showcases Lepère's technical prowess. Etching inv...
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...