id:			133028
accession number:	1955.453
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.453
updated:		2025-08-07 21:54:57.074000

Around the Lamp, 1888. Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918). Charcoal, with stumping; sheet: 24.5 x 31 cm (9 5/8 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1955.453

title:				Around the Lamp
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creation date:			1888
creation date earliest:		1888
creation date latest:		1888
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	charcoal, with stumping
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 24.5 x 31 cm (9 5/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
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	description:	beige(1) modern laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, upper left, in graphite: A. Lepére [partially underlined] / 1888 ; signed, lower right, in red ink: [artist's stamp: LAL] (Lugt 141) ; signed, lower right, in graphite: A.Lepére [underlined] ; lower right, in graphite: 4 ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: autour de la lampe ; lower center in graphite: 12/6/18 Uy ; lower right, in graphite: Croquis [ayant dessiné de litho exécuté?] / au [illegible] !!! [ouf?] ; lower right, in graphite: [nace ?]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
	opening date:   1968-06-11T04:00:00
	<i>Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 11-October 21, 1968).

	title:		The Impressionist Aesthetic
	opening date:   1982-08-10T04:00:00
	<i>The Impressionist Aesthetic</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 10-October 31, 1982).

	title:		Lepère, Legros, and Buhot
	opening date:   1984-05-01T04:00:00
	<i>Lepère, Legros, and Buhot</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 23, 1984).

	title:		Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator
	opening date:   1985-05-28T04:00:00
	<i>Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 28-August 25, 1985).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator (May 23-Aug. 25, 1985).', 'opening_date': '1985-05-23T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Lepère, Legros, and Buhot (May 1-Sep. 23, 1984).', 'opening_date': '1984-05-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, The Impressionist Aesthetic (Aug. 10-Oct. 31, 1982).', 'opening_date': '1982-08-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, 17th and 18th Century Genre and French Drawings (May 31-Aug. 19, 1979).', 'opening_date': '1979-05-31T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection (June 11-Oct. 21, 1968).', 'opening_date': '1968-06-11T00:00:00'}

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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1955.453/1955.453_print.jpg
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