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The Bass Player (Le Jouer de Contre-Basse)

mid-19th century

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image depicts a man seated, concentrating on placing a book on a surface in front of him while holding a cello under his left arm. He has a beard and mustache, dark wavy hair, and wears a striped shirt. The background includes a simple design resembling a bookshelf.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of E. Gerald Lamboley)
Dimensions

sheet: 32.1 × 25.8 cm (12 5/8 × 10 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.143.1363
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss Collection 1923, no. 133, State iii/iii?

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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: no. 133, iii/iii?

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