Head of a Child

1893

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image is a pencil sketch of a person's face, stopping above the shoulders. The person faces forward with a slight head tilt downwards. The face has well-defined features, including large eyes, a small nose, and a gentle smile. Their hair is long and flows down on both sides of the face with straight bangs across the forehead. The clothing is minimally detailed, with faint lines around the neck. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is a plain surface with the artist's signature and the year "1893" in the top right corner.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (purple star, Lugt undescribed), G.M. Adams (Lugt 59)

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: A. Legros (underlined) / 1893; lower right in graphite: A. Legros (underlined)

Wikidata ID

Q64534646

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