Farm at the Monastery (La ferme de l'abbaye)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image displays a landscape with rustic architectural and natural elements. In the distance, a large structure stands on the horizon toward the top left. The scene is filled with trees and cottages, depicted with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. The color palette is mainly black and white with shades for light and shadows. Shrubs, logs, cottages with thatched roofs, and trees are present in the foreground and middle ground. Foliage in the background softens the transition to the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5446

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, no. 503


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

Q65018681

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