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Landscape (Paysage)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a wooded area with tall trees creating a natural frame. In the distance, more trees can be seen leaning towards each other. The sky above has swirling cloud-like forms and the overall color palette consists of monochromatic shades of gray and black.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching, drypoint and aquatint
Credit Line

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

1951.19.5
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 463, State ii

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

Q65214232

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