The Convalescent, Madame Lepère

1892·Woodcut from four blocks in water-based colors on cream laid paper·Image: 40.8 × 29.9 cm (16 1/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 53.6 × 36.4 cm (21 1/8 × 14 3/8 in.)

Gift of the Marjorie Blum-Kovler Collection and the Harry and Maribel G. Blum Foundation

Catalogue

Year: 1892
Medium: Woodcut from four blocks in water-based colors on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 40.8 × 29.9 cm (16 1/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 53.6 × 36.4 cm (21 1/8 × 14 3/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Auguste Louis Lepère

Artist

Painting

Louis-Auguste Lepère was a French painter and etcher. Lepère is also considered a leader in the creative revival of wood engraving in Europe.

More by Auguste Louis Lepère

La France

1912 · Wood engraving in warm green-brown on cream wove Japanese tissue

WW-1912-330746

Breaking Waves, September Tide

1901 · Woodcut from three blocks in water-based colors on cream laid paper

WW-1901-330743

At the Chat Noir

1893 · Etching and aquatint on cream laid paper

WW-1893-330744

Showers

1890 · Drypoint on cream laid paper

WW-1890-330748

Little Girl with Pot

1890 · Woodcut in eighteen colors from eight blocks on cream laid paper

WW-1890-330745

Record

Verified by WattsOS

Artist: Auguste Louis Lepère
Year: 1892
Medium: Woodcut from four blocks in water-based colors on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 40.8 × 29.9 cm (16 1/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 53.6 × 36.4 cm (21 1/8 × 14 3/8 in.)
Watts ID: WW-1892-330747

Source

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Painting

Explore