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Landscape, Evening

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image displays a scene with a person walking in a natural setting. The horizon is low in the image, nearly obscured by foliage. The brushstrokes are soft and fluid, creating dense trees and bushes. The color palette is dominated by sepia tones, emphasizing light and shadow, with a bright area of light coming from behind the trees.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
Credit Line

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

overall (approximate): 32.7 x 53.4 cm (12 7/8 x 21 in.)
Accession Number

1949.16.1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: A. Legros

Wikidata ID

Q64534628

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