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Return to the Farm (Le retour a la ferme)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image displays a rural scene with trees, figures engaged in various activities, and distant hills. Fine, detailed etching technique gives texture to the scene, with a monochromatic color palette using shades of gray to capture depth. The focus is on the interplay of light and shadow across the landscape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.5421
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 605

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

Q65018655

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