L'Empereur Guillaume sur son yacht (Kaiser Wilhelm on His Yacht), from La Guerre de 1914, first series, no.18 Artist: Auguste Lepère (French, 1849–1918)

Medium

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 in. (21.8 × 15 cm)
sheet: 12 1/16 × 8 3/16 in. (30.6 × 20.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Alan Fortunoff

Accession Number

1985.76.1.6

Culture
Period

20th century

Classification
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Bibliography
  • A. Lotz-Brissonneau, G. M. Texier-Bernier, and J. Lethève, Catalogue Raissonné de l'œuvre gravé d'August Lepère (1849–1918) (Paris: Editions Antoine Laurentin, 2002),
  • Jacquelynn Baas, Auguste Lepère and the Artistic Revival of the Woodcut in France (Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, University Microfilms International, 1982),
Object copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

woodcuts

Edition

2/35

Marks

Recto, LR corner, publisher's stamp: Sagot Editeur Paris; collector F. E. Bliss' stamp in black ink (Lugt, 265): BLISS

Inscriptions

Recto, LL corner (in graphite): L'Empereur Guillaume sur son yacht; Verso, LR corner (in graphite): 1985.76.1.6

Signed

Recto LL: artist's initials AL; Recto LR below block (in graphite): A. Lepère 2/35

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