Author(s):
lepère, auguste (montmartre (former commune), 30–11–1849 - domme, 20–11–1918), engraver
lepère, auguste (montmartre (former commune), 30–11–1849 - domme, 20–11–1918), designer
other title: a monday, porte desprès-saint-gervais, 1893 (dummy title)
production date: in 1893
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
dimensions - board shot:
height: 13cm
width: 20cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 15. 5cm
width: 22. 5cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 32. 6cm
width: 50. 1cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front, in the image, lower right, printed in black ink: "a monday - porte des / - pres st gervais". On the front, under the bowl, lower left, handwritten in pencil: "monday - porte très st gervais". Signature of the performer - on the front, on the image, bottom right, printed in black ink: "a. Lepere". On the front, under the bowl, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "a. Lepère". Inscription - on the front, under the bowl, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "print 30 ex". On the front, lower right, handwritten in pencil: "18". Stamp - on the front, in the image, bottom right, printed in black ink: "ville / de / paris" (lugt 2012c). On the front, under the bowl, lower right, printed in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d). Iconographic description:
in the foreground, a group made up of a woman raising her right arm to protect herself from the blows a drunkard wants to give her and a little girl clinging to her skirt; on the left, drinkers seated at tables. In the background, the embankment of the fortifications topped by a telegraph pole lined with electric wires; on the right, the barrier gate; at the rear, a carriage drawn by a horse climbing the road starting at the houses of prés-saint-germain; finally, the plain extending to the horizon and a cloudy sky. (cat. Lotz-brissonneau n° 78) late 19th century. Guinguettes. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 15–11–1904
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 5258. Date: En 1893.
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