$237
Auguste Lepère (French, 1849-1918) Les Boulevards près de la Porte St. Denis , 1890 Signed and numbered "ALepere 35/35" in ink l.r. and in the block "...ed 35" l.l., with a label from Doll & Richards, Boston, on the backing paper. Wood engraving, image size 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.0 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame. Literature: Alphonse Lotz-Brissonneau, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé d'Auguste Lepère (Dijon: l'Échelle de Jacob; Paris: A. Laurentin, 2002), 227. N.B. The lot is accompanied by a letter dated 1921 from Fergus S. Turner, Director of Doll & Richards, and a pamphlet about the artist, both enclosed in an envelope affixed to the backing paper.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-07-09
