Auguste Lepère: Clisson (Loire-Maritime)
1931
"Clisson (Loire-Maritime)" is an etching by Auguste Louis Lepère, a French printmaker known for his landscape works and technical mastery of the medium. The print depicts the picturesque village of Clisson in the Loire-Maritime region of France, capturing its architectural character and natural setting through Lepère's refined etching technique. This work was part of a bound volume containing seven etchings, demonstrating Lepère's commitment to creating cohesive series that documented French landscapes and localities.
- Medium
- Etching, from bound volume with seven etchings
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Charles Meryon
French · b. 1821
Meryon was a masterful French etcher who documented architectural subjects with meticulous linework, particularly capturing the character of historic French buildings and streetscapes in richly detailed black and white compositions that closely parallel Lepère's approach in this Clisson print.
Francis Seymour Haden
British · b. 1818
Haden produced refined landscape etchings that balanced architectural elements with natural settings, employing a similar tonal sensitivity and commitment to the etching medium as a vehicle for capturing the romantic mood of picturesque European scenes.
Maxime Lalanne
French · b. 1827
Lalanne was a prominent French etcher celebrated for documenting French towns and architectural landscapes with delicate linework and atmospheric depth, sharing Lepère's dedication to printmaking as a means of preserving the visual character of regional French scenery.
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