Ship's Deck, 19th century
Auguste Louis Lepèreexpand_more
Graphite on gray paperexpand_more
Bequest of Harry Drakeexpand_more 2013.35.604
Not on Viewexpand_more
This page came from one of Auguste Lepère’s sketchbooks. It demonstrates his acute eye and sure hand, honed during his early career as a magazine illustrator. With quick pencil strokes, he detailed the rigging of a sailboat, right down to the heft of the pulleys.
Details
- Title
- Ship's Deck
- Artist Life
- Paris 1849–Domme, Dordogne 1918
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.35.604
- Provenance
- [Eric G. Carlson, New York, until 1990; sold in August for POO, to Drake]; Harry Drake, St. Paul (1990-d. 2012; bequeathed to MIA)
- Curator Approved
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