1881
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Auguste Rodin is a 1881 by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a man’s head turned slightly away, his face in profile. His thick beard and curly hair are drawn with quick, sketchy lines. The paper is light, and the marks are mostly dark, leaving some areas almost blank. The artist focused on texture—notice how the beard looks almost three-dimensional. This was made in 1881, when artists were exploring how light and shadow shape faces. If you like this style, check out chiaroscuro next.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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