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Auguste Louis Lepère — Scène nocturne; patrouille à la lisière d'un bois

Auguste Louis Lepère

Scène nocturne; patrouille à la lisière d'un bois

1914

Executed with dramatic contrasts of black ink and white gouache, this nocturnal scene captures the tense atmosphere of soldiers on patrol at the edge of a forest during World War I.

Medium
brush and black ink, black crayon, heightened with white gouache

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Auguste Louis Lepère, Scène nocturne; patrouille à la lisière d'un bois, 1914

Executed with dramatic contrasts of black ink and white gouache, this nocturnal scene captures the tense atmosphere of soldiers on patrol at the edge of a forest during World War I.

Medium
brush and black ink, black crayon, heightened with white gouache
Year
1914
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Dark, Dramatic, French, 20th Century, Woodland, Expressionism, Nocturnal Scene, Military, Ink And Gouache, Works on Paper, Modern, Drawing, Unique Work, Black and White

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