The Pigeons
1905
Alphonse Legros
Artist, French, 1837 - 1911
Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and sepia ink over graphite on off-white wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 9 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (24.77 x 21.75 cm)
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Accession Number
2015.143.1377
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
E. Gerald Lamboley, Washington, 1915-2012; gift in 1993 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art (inv. 1993.11.88); acquired in 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1923
A Catalogue of the Etchings, Drypoints and Lithographs by Professor Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) In the Collection of Frank E. Bliss. Preface by Campbell Dodgson. London: Privately printed, 1923.
Inscriptions
lower right in ink: "A. Legros 1905".