Meadow in Sunshine (Le pre ensoleille)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a landscape from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is high in the composition, with rolling hills visible beyond a cluster of trees. The etching technique includes intricate and fluid brushstrokes, providing texture and depth to the foliage and ground. The monochrome palette features shades of black and gray, enhancing the details of the trees and landscape. A figure is reclining on the ground, looking towards the trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of George Matthew Adams

  • Accession Number

    1963.1.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, no. 340, State ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • The Influence of Rembrandt on Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Landscape Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1971, no cat.

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

Q65506714

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