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Along the Terne (Sur la terne)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

This print shows a landscape scene with a gentle slope on the left leading to a body of water on the right. The horizon is placed in the center, showcasing the blank sky and distant, flat terrain. Trees and shrubs fill the left side, tapering off to reveal sparse vegetation in the distance to the right. The print features fine, meticulous lines against the off-white paper.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching? and drypoint
Credit Line

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

1953.12.43
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 377

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

Q65214508

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