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Siesta of a Laborer (Sieste d'un Ouvrier)

late 19th century

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a seated person leaning forward with their upper body resting on a table. Their head is down, resting on crossed arms. Facial features are not visible. The person has short tousled hair, wearing a shirt with rolled-up sleeves and pants with crisscross lace pattern along the calf area. A chair is partly visible beneath and to the side of the table. On the table, there is a large mug or tankard and a hat placed beside it. The background consists of simple, straight-lined patterns indicating shading or texture, lacking other details or scenery.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint with etching
Credit Line

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

sheet: 39 × 28.1 cm (15 3/8 × 11 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.143.1368
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 217 (different version?)

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. 217 (different version?)

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