1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Large Portrait of Thomas Carlyle is a 1884 by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of an older man with a long white beard and mustache. He’s wearing a dark hat and a high collar, giving him a serious look. The background is plain and dark, so all the focus is on his face and the way the light hits his features. The artist used shading to make the face stand out against the dark background. This technique highlights the wrinkles and gives the portrait depth. Check out chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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