Demolition of the Maison de Sabra

1907 Image: 24.6 x 13.9 cm (9 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Plate: 25.8 x 15 cm (10 3/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 30.3 x 18.5 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.610

Like Charles Meryon, Auguste Lepère was known for etchings of Paris. This work shows how bateaux-lavoirs (wash boats) changed over the course of a half century, as dissatisfaction grew about their unsanitariness and unattractiveness. In contrast to Meryon’s hectic scenes—in wh...

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