La Ferme de Brieux (Effect d'orage) (Farm at Brieux in a Storm)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image is an etching of a rural landscape with buildings, trees, and open fields in the distant horizon. The scene is characterized by heavy cross-hatching and linear strokes, creating detailed textures and shadowing. The monochromatic palette of black and white emphasizes the contrast between light and dark, adding depth to the image. Close to us, there is an earth pathway, and further back are buildings, trees, and a swirling sky dominating the upper portion of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.9 x 33.3 cm (7 1/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.8 x 37.5 cm (9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.57.18

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, no. 484, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Craddock & Barnard, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased 1975; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Legros; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 484 III La Ferme de Brieux (Effet d'orage) Drypoint (40 proofs thus)

Wikidata ID

Q76335532

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