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Auguste Louis Lepère — Boulevard Montmartre, Evening

Auguste Louis Lepère

Boulevard Montmartre, Evening

1890

Electric street lighting transforms the famous boulevard into a nocturne study, with wood engraving's linear precision capturing the interplay of artificial and natural light.

Medium
wood engraving

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Auguste Louis Lepère, Boulevard Montmartre, Evening, 1890

Electric street lighting transforms the famous boulevard into a nocturne study, with wood engraving's linear precision capturing the interplay of artificial and natural light.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1890
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, French, Street, 19th Century, Impressionism, Wood Engraving, Landscape, Detailed, Evening, Urban Scene

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