Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Watering Place at Marie Bridge, Paris

Auguste Louis Lepère

Date

1902

Medium

Pen and ink, graphite, blue ink, and white heightening on paper

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Harry Drake occasionally acquired Auguste Lepère’s preparatory drawings along with the final prints (Mia 2013.65.626). Lepère’s prints often served as illustrations for books and magazines, and the squiggly lines on this drawing suggest that he was thinking about how text might fit around the scene. The composition continued to evolve, but the locale is unmistakable as the Pont Marie (Marie Bridge), which spans the River Seine. These days, however, you are more likely to find people sunning themselves on lounge chairs than leading horses to drink. France, Europe

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