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Farmer Reclining (Le fermier au repos)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image depicts a rural landscape with a low horizon, a wide sky above, a cluster of trees on the horizon, a possible silhouette of a structure, a figure seated by a tree, a prominent tree to the left of center, a rustic wooden fence, delicate linework, cross-hatching techniques for texture and depth, and a subtle monochromatic palette.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching retouched with pen
Credit Line

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

1954.15.3
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 426

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

Q65214524

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