Woodcutter (Le bucheron)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros
Artist, French, 1837 - 1911
The image depicts a man chopping a log in a barren landscape. The horizon is low, showing a line of trees meeting the sky. The style is sketch-like with detailed lines. The color palette is black and white, highlighting the scene's starkness. Logs lie on the ground, some partially cut, with tree stumps around. A path with a log fence leads to more trees in the background.

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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

Q65214330

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