1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Landscape at Bouleaux is a 1884 by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet forest path winding between tall trees. The bark on the trees is rough, and their branches twist upward. A small stream runs along the left side, and the ground looks soft with grass and ferns. The whole scene is drawn in dark lines and shading, with no color. The artist used quick, textured strokes to show light and shadow. This style makes the trees and path feel almost alive with movement. Look up chiaroscuro to see how light and dark create depth in art.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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