Study of a Workman

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a man in a side profile view from the waist up. He is seated facing left, with a slightly forward hunched posture, resting his arms on his knees or a surface. The man has rugged facial features, a beard with texture, short unkempt hair, and is wearing a jacket and shirt. There are no accessories or objects in the image. The background is plain and the sketch is done in sepia tones on brown paper with pencil or charcoal.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on brown paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 26.5 x 19.6 cm (10 7/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5488

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, upper right in graphite: A.L

Wikidata ID

Q64534559

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