Landscape (Paysage)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a rural landscape viewed from a slightly elevated point. The horizon is high in the image, with an open landscape meeting low hills in the distance. More trees and faint buildings are visible on the horizon. The art style is an etching with precise line work, crosshatched for texture and shading. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of gray and black created by etched lines. Closest to us is a figure among lush vegetation, under large trees framing the scene. In the middle distance are more trees and shrubs leading to a river or stream. The overall feeling of the image is a peaceful and expansive rural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5417

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, no. 658


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

Q65018651

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