"Avenue Lamotte-Piquet" is a wood engraving by Auguste Louis Lepère that captures a Parisian street scene with the artist's characteristic attention to light and architectural detail. Lepère's technique demonstrates the precision and tonal richness possible in the wood engraving medium, a process requiring meticulous carving to achieve subtle gradations of value. The work exemplifies late 19th century printmaking's ability to document urban landscapes with both technical mastery and atmospheric sensitivity.