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Desperate Man (Le desespere)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a person sitting and leaning forward, with their head resting on their hand. The individual has a long beard and shaggy hair covering part of their face. They wear loose-fitting, worn clothing and hold a stick. The background includes textured stone blocks, and the ground has a coarse texture. The colors are earthy tones, and the style appears to be a drawing or sketch.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint retouched with brown and grey? ink
Credit Line

Gift of George Matthew Adams in memory of his mother, Lydia Havens Adams
Accession Number

1953.12.34
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 367

Artwork history & notes

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65214496

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