Ship's Deck, Auguste Louis Lepère, 19th century
Auguste Lepère, portraitAuguste LepèreFrench, 1849–1918

Ship's Deck

19th century · Drawing · 14.92 × 24.13 cm

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Not on view at present

Where is “Ship's Deck” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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About the work

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.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Accession number
2013.35.604

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In the life of Auguste Lepère

The whole life
  1. 30 November 1849

    Born

  2. 1901

    Travel: Netherlands

  3. 1901 · Workplace

    Amsterdam

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