PrintsFrench20th century

The Summer Festival of Saint-Martin, the Passing Wedding Party

1908

Artists

Auguste-Louis LepèreArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Softground etching

Medium

Softground etching on Asian paper

Culture

French

Century

20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

image: 24.3 × 37.3 cm (9 9/16 × 14 11/16 in.) sheet: 28.4 × 41.6 cm (11 3/16 × 16 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[William P. Carl Fine Prints, Northampton, MA] sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 2001, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

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