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Squaring Logs (Homme que fend des buches)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a woodland scene with a man engaged in an activity involving a thick piece of wood. Tall trees dominate the background and create a sense of enclosure. The style is reminiscent of etching with fine lines depicting textures of tree bark and foliage. The color palette consists of sepia tones, giving an antique quality to the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint in brown ink
Credit Line

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

1952.10.74
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 301

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

Q65214437

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