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Banks of the Yanne (Les bords de la Yanne)

late 19th century

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a landscape scene with a high viewpoint, displaying rolling hills, vegetation, and a vast horizon with no identifiable objects. It is created using fine etching and crosshatching techniques, using a monochromatic color palette of grey and black for a detailed and serene depiction of nature. The foreground features dense bushes and undulating land, leading towards a less detailed background where the land blends into the sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint and etching?
Credit Line

Gift of George Matthew Adams in memory of his mother, Lydia Havens Adams
Accession Number

1948.6.6
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 311

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65067595

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