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Landscape with Peat-bog; In the Marsh (Paysage des tourbieres; Dans les marais)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image depicts a landscape created with delicate etching techniques. The horizon is high in the composition, with foliage and distant trees adding depth. The etchings form light, textured lines. The color palette is monochromatic, with a dominant sepia or beige tone. Dark vegetation creates a horizontal line in the foreground, while two figures are visible in the water, one holding a long stick.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching? and drypoint
Credit Line

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

1955.12.41
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 220

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

Q65214623

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