Landscape along a Riverbank with a Figure

1905

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a pastoral landscape with a low horizon line separating the land from the sky. A figure with a cane is walking on the left side. The terrain slopes gently upwards to the right, leading to a structure among trees in the distance. The drawing uses light pencil and wash techniques in sepia and soft gray tones. The color palette is muted and monochromatic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown wash with pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The Edith Tanenbaum Rudolf Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.8 × 31 cm (5 7/16 × 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.26.16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustav Engelbrecht [1848-?], Hamburg (Lugt 1148). (Mathias Komor, New York); Mr. and Mrs. William Rudolf, New York, 1978; gift to NGA in 2018

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite and ink: A Legros / 1905; by later hand, center verso in black chalk: A Legros 1837

Wikidata ID

Q64534655

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