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Broken Cart (La charrette brisee)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image depicts a person crouching beside an overturned cart with a single wheel. The person's head is slightly bowed, facing the ground, and their face is partially visible in a side view. They are wearing a headscarf or bonnet and a long dress or coat. The person appears to be handling a bundle or sack. The background is sketched with fine lines, suggesting an outdoor setting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

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

1950.4.13
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 87

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

Q65067831

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