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Landscape with a Boy in a Tree (Paysage avec un garcon grimpe sur un arbre, dite "Le denicheur d'oiseaux")

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a figure seated in a tree. The person is positioned with their back against the trunk, legs dangling down on either side of the branch, and head tilted downwards. It appears they are wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Their clothing is simple, possibly long-sleeved and loosely fitted. At the base of the tree, there is a staff or walking stick. The setting is a detailed natural landscape with dense foliage, other large trees, and a peaceful forest atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint on light green paper
Credit Line

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

1954.15.51
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 575

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

Q65214575

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