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Siesta in the Country (Sieste dans la campagne)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image is an etching of a landscape. The scene features tall trees on the right side and a man reclining against a tree in the foreground. In the background, there are rolling hills. The linework is detailed with crosshatching for texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, and the sky is depicted with subtle lines suggesting clouds and light rays.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint and (etching?)
Credit Line

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

1952.10.92
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 582

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

Q65214457

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