Peasants (Paysannes)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

Two elderly women are seated side by side, facing forward with their heads slightly turned towards each other. The woman on the left has defined facial features and wears a headscarf, while the woman on the right also has prominent facial features and her head is draped with a cloth. Both women wear long robes and have a large sack next to them. In the background, there are large tree trunks with foliage, suggesting they are in a wooded area. A distant landscape is visible through the trees. The image is depicted with delicate, sketch-like lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching? and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5376

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, undescribed


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

Q65018617

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