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Valley in Bourgogne (Une vallee en Bourgogne)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a bird's-eye view of a landscape with hills in the distance, detailed linework capturing foliage and terrain, trees framing the sides, shrubs leading to a cluster of buildings, and a monochromatic color palette created with varying intensities of black ink.

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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

1955.12.10
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 603

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

Q65214590

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