The Roofs of Saint Séverin Church, 1889
Auguste Louis Lepèreexpand_more
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Bequest of Harry Drakeexpand_more 2013.35.639
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High up in the winding stairwell of an apartment building in the Rue St. Jacques, a mostly concealed adult urges a child to keep climbing. Is the child upset' (And why aren’t there safer grates on that opening') The view reveals the Gothic splendor of Saint Séverin, but the child, with mouth and eyes wide open, probably takes little notice. Such drama is unusual in the work of Auguste Lepère, and thus would have been all the more jarring to his audience.
Details
- Title
- The Roofs of Saint Séverin Church
- Artist Life
- Paris 1849–Domme, Dordogne 1918
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.35.639
- Provenance
- Estate of Auguste Lèpere (Lugt 141). [Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago, until 2012; sold in February for AOO, to Drake]; Harry Drake, St. Paul (2012-d. July 2012; bequeathed to MIA)
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Lotz-Brissonneau 9 between iii and iv
- Curator Approved
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