
Auguste Louis Lepère
Fontainebleau Forest: Quarryman's Lodge (La Forêt de Fontainebleau: Une loge de carrier)
1890
In this wood engraving, Auguste Louis Lepère captures a modest quarryman's shelter nestled within the Fontainebleau Forest, employing the fine linear precision characteristic of the medium to render both architectural detail and natural foliage. The composition reflects the artist's interest in rural labor and vernacular architecture, subjects he frequently depicted during the late 19th century. As part of a bound volume of thirty-four works, this print exemplifies Lepère's mastery of wood engraving and his documentary approach to French landscape and working life.
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- wood engraving from bound volume of 34
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