Gallery Edition – Notre Dame vue du March aux pommes by Auguste Louis Lepre – 56×44 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In 1897, Auguste Louis Lepre’s “Notre Dame vue du March aux pommes” situated itself at the intersection of Realist technique and industrial-era fascination. This marine/seascape painting exemplifies Lepre’s mastery of linear brushwork, which imbues the composition with a sense of graphic precision. The monochromatic palette, dominated by muted blues and grays, conjures an atmosphere both melancholic and introspective. By focusing on the cathedral’s imposing silhouette against the Seine’s tranquil flow, Lepre crafts a visual tension that oscillates between the monumental and the intimate.When scaled up to 56×44 inches, the painting’s chromatic structure assumes a profound spatial rhythm, as if the very stones of Notre Dame had been transposed into the luxury interior. The linear brushwork now reads as a series of deliberate, almost architectural gestures, underscoring the industrial and nautical design styles tha