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Desperate Man (Le desespere)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows an elderly man seated on a stone surface with his body slightly leaned forward. His head rests on his left hand, looking downward. He has a beard and unkempt hair, wearing a tunic, belt, and leggings. He holds a staff in his right hand, with foliage or rustic wall textures in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint and etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.5472
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

Q65018707

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