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The Tree of Salvation (L'arbre de salut)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

Two individuals are kneeling on the ground, facing away from the viewer. They are looking towards a large tree with papers or signs nailed to it. They wear traditional clothing and headscarves, and there are a basket and clogs beside them. The background shows a sketchy landscape with a barren tree and branches.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint and (etching?) on cream paper
Credit Line

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

1955.12.3
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 589

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

Q65214583

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