152 - Auguste LEPÈRE (1849–1918)

Auguste LEPÈRE (1849–1918) Sea Wolves, 1898 — L'Estampe Moderne, No. 10, February 1898 Original color lithograph on vellum, printed by Imprimerie Champenois, Paris, for Ch. Masson & H. Piazza Dry stamp of *L'Estampe Moderne* (Lugt 2790) in the lower right margin Dimensions: Sheet: 40.5 × 30.5 cm (15.9 × 12 in.) Image: 34.2 × 25.2 cm (13.5 × 9.9 in.) Condition: Good condition. Minor imperfections limited to the margins: slight creases and small marginal tears, not extending into the image; slight soiling in the upper left margin. Unframed. Inspired by Jean Richepin’s poem “En ramant.” Lepère, a major innovator in original woodcut printmaking, transposes the bold, crisp lines of the woodcut into lithography here.