Landscape with a Boy in a Tree (Paysage avec un garcon gimpe sur un arbre dite "Le denicher d'oiseaux)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image depicts a person sitting on a large tree branch. The person is positioned with their legs on either side of the branch, leaning forward on their elbows. Their head is tilted down, wearing a brimmed hat. They are wearing loose-fitting clothing, including a long-sleeved shirt and pants. Below the tree branch, there is a curved cane and a draped piece of fabric. The background shows a dense forest setting with detailed leaves, branches, and tree trunks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on light green paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5432

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, no. 575

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

Q65018666

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