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Pigeon Tower (La tour aux pigeons)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image features a landscape portrayed from a slightly elevated perspective. Various elements such as trees, a cylindrical tower, a tiled roof structure, and dense vegetation are depicted with meticulous brushstrokes using an etching technique. The scene is dominated by a monochromatic color palette of grays, blacks, and off-whites. Diagonal lines on the ground suggest a slope leading towards the distant structures and natural elements.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint
Credit Line

Gift of George Matthew Adams
Accession Number

1963.1.25
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 313, State only

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

Q65506729

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