On the Seine, Evening, 1888
Auguste Louis Lepèreexpand_more
Etching on Japanese-style paperexpand_more
Bequest of Harry Drakeexpand_more 2013.35.654
Not on Viewexpand_more
It’s 1888 and Paris readies itself for the Exposition Universelle, a spectacular world’s fair staged the following year for the centennial of the French Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy in 1789. The centerpiece would be the Eiffel Tower, under construction on the far side of the River Seine along with enormous pavilions to house fair exhibits. The exposition would cater to people such as those seated in the foreground, middle-class citizens experiencing the new phenomenon of leisure time.
Details
- Title
- On the Seine, Evening
- Artist Life
- Paris 1849–Domme, Dordogne 1918
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.35.654
- Provenance
- Estate of Auguste Lèpere (Lugt 141). [Richard Reed Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago, until 1997; sold in April for PKOO, to Drake]; Harry Drake, St. Paul (1997-d. 2012; bequeathed to MIA)
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Lotz-Brissonneau 6 v-vi (before inscriptions)
- Curator Approved
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