Recherche des blessés

Auguste Louis Lepère

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a framed triptych artwork titled "Recherche des blessés" by Auguste Louis Lepère. The artwork consists of three panels, two identical black-and-white drawings on either side and a central grayscale watercolor panel. The left and right panels depict a chaotic scene with people lying on the ground, some reaching out or moving, with figures standing or sitting in the background, under streaks of rain or light. The central panel shows a similar scene in grayscale tones with more fluid, expressive brushstrokes, focusing on a figure on the ground with another figure leaning over them. The frame has a light greenish-gray color with a thin black line border. The artwork is signed and numbered at the bottom of each panel. The overall scene appears to depict a war or disaster scene with people searching for or tending to the injured.