A la Foire de Saint-Jean-de-Monts by Auguste Louis Lepere
A la Foire de Saint-Jean-de-Monts
Auguste Louis Lepere
Title
A la Foire de Saint-Jean-de-Monts
Artist
Auguste Louis Lepere
1849 - 1918 (biography)Year
1907
Technique
etching
Image Size
5 3/4 x 8 3/8" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
21 of 35
Annotations
pencil edtitioned 21/35
Reference
Texier-Bernier 345 ii/iii
Paper
antique-white laid paper with an escargot watermark
State
ii/iii befor the corners were clipped and were bound into the Texier-Bernier catalogue.
Publisher
Edmond Sagot, blindstamp, lower center, margin (Lugt 2254)
Inventory ID
18682
Price
$750.00
Description
The town of Saint-Jean-de-Monts is a seaside commune along the west coast of France, a place Lepere frequently depicted in both prints and paintings. Here, he etches a sunny afternoon with townspeople preparing for a fair. In the background the peak of a circus tent can be seen, its flag flying above a row of caravans suggesting a traveling theater or circus, with one sporting a drum tied to its top.
The town still frequently holds fairs, including a children’s festival and a spring festival. Saint-Jean-de-Monts honored Auguste Lepere and the artist Charles Milcendeau with a sculpture of birds, placed along the beachside boardwalk.