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Pigeon Tower (La tour aux pigeons)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a landscape with trees and a cylindrical stone structure. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, obscuring the horizon with foliage and the structure. The style features fine cross-hatching for textures of trees and the structure, creating depth. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black and white. Textured grounds slope upwards towards trees and the stone structure. The signature "A. Legros" is in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint
Credit Line

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

1948.6.31
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 313, State only

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

Q65067709

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