Ruins of a Chateau (Les ruins du chateau)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image shows a rural landscape with stone buildings and dense foliage. The etching technique creates texture and shading. The color palette is monochromatic, in sepia and brown tones. A path leads to a large stone building with an arched entrance, accompanied by a smaller wooden structure. More buildings can be seen in the distance among the vegetation. Tall trees are visible on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5443

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, no. 512

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

Q65018678

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