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Solitude (Solitude (Paysage))

Alphonse Legros

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Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The artwork depicts a landscape scene with an elevated point of view showing rolling hills with trees, detailed using an etching technique. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, white, and grey. In the foreground, there are trees framing the left side and a figure with a hat sitting against a tree trunk. A winding path leads through hilly terrain with more trees in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.5393
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 578

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

Q65018635

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