# Arrivee au Marche

**Auguste Lepère** (French, 1849–1918)  
black chalk on two sheets of laid paper  
overall (approximate): 19.9 x 32.7 cm (7 13/16 x 12 7/8 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1943.3.5477. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.8399.html).

## About this work

Auguste Lepère drew this. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image depicts a landscape with a road alongside a canal. The view is elevated, showing the road, canal, trees, and structures on the horizon. The style of the sketch is characterized by soft lines and shading, creating depth. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. Closest to us, a canal borders the road with some ducks in the water. Figures and carts are seen on the road leading into the distance.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Chalk.** Natural black, red and white chalks. Used together on toned paper they could give the warmth of flesh with very little effort, and they were favourites for studies from life.
- **Laid paper.** Handmade on a mould of close-set wires, which leave fine parallel lines you can see when the sheet is held to the light.

### [Auguste Lepère](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/auguste-lepere)

French, 1849–1918

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- Real size: about 8 × 13 in (20 × 33 cm). The 11 × 14 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: topographical, Waterway
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1349.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1349/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/arrivee-au-marche-nga-8399).