The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
The Breaking Waves, Tide of September 1901
1901
(French, 1849–1918)
Catalogue raisonné: Lotz-Brissonneau 274; Le Blanc 274, state II/II
Location: not on view
Description
In the 1880s, Lepère was an early exponent of the woodcut as a fine art medium, experimenting with the technique and exhibiting his prints. His example probably encouraged Henri Rivière to produce woodcuts in the Japanese manner (see Wave in the Rain). In fact, Lepère and Rivière created the first French color woodcuts conceived and printed entirely in imitation of Japanese woodcut techniques. By 1890, woodcut would be taken up by the sculptor Aristide Maillol and such painters as Félix Vallotton and Paul Gauguin, and by 1895, a full-scale revival was underway.- ?–1949Leona E. Prasse [1896-1984], Cleveland, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OHNovember 23, 1949–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).Lepère, Legros, and Buhot. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 23, 1984).
- {{cite web|title=The Breaking Waves, Tide of September 1901|url=false|author=Auguste Louis Lepère|year=1901|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1949.526