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Willows (Les saules)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a close, slightly elevated view of trees and landscape. The horizon is low in the composition, with the land sloping away. The artwork features precise lines and strokes creating texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and beige. Trees are detailed with branches and trunks close to the viewer, with a faint outline of a distant landscape and sky beyond.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

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

1953.12.7
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 290

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

Q65214469

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