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Woods in Winter Sun, 1st plate (Soleil d'hiver dans les bois)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image features a network of intersecting lines and cross-hatching. There is a tall central form with denser textures on the left and sparser lines on the right. The central form resembles a tree trunk and the lines suggest branches or foliage. The varying line density creates a contrast between light and shadow, reminiscent of sunlight in a forest. The composition is abstract and does not depict specific identifiable objects.

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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

1953.12.31
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 363

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

Q65214493

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