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Wayfarer Surprised by a Storm (Le Voyageur surpris par l'Orage)

late 19th century

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The etching shows a figure in motion, set against a detailed sky filled with swirling patterns. In the background, there are distant landforms. The foreground features a figure in a hat and coat amidst textured ground. Stylized trees on the left add contrast to the image. The artwork is monochrome, emphasizing the contrast between light and dark elements.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of E. Gerald Lamboley, 1993)
Dimensions

sheet: 23.9 × 34.2 cm (9 7/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.143.1370
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss Collection 1923, no. 226

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: no. 226 (described as "unique," but there is also an impression at PMA)

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