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Landscape

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image depicts a landscape with fields, a hilltop with structures in the distance, and a sky with faint clouds. The artwork features loose, broad brushstrokes and fine lines for texture on trees and structures. The color palette is predominantly sepia tones. Close to us are shrubbery and trees, while figures are shown engaging in activities in the distance.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash
Credit Line

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

support: 39.8 x 61.5 cm (15 11/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
support (sealed mount): 59.7 x 80 cm (23 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1956.14.10

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: A. Legros

Wikidata ID

Q64534639

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