Ship's Deck

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ship's Deck

Auguste Louis Lepère

Date
19th century
Medium
Graphite on gray paper
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

This page came from one of Auguste Lepère’s sketchbooks. It demonstrates his acute eye and sure hand, honed during his early career as a magazine illustrator. With quick pencil strokes, he detailed the rigging of a sailboat, right down to the heft of the pulleys. France, Europe

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