1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Le Petit Pont is a 1884 by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a dark, moody landscape with a small bridge over water. Tall trees line the left side, their branches tangled and heavy. In the distance, a faint hillside and a few buildings peek through the misty air. The artist used only black and white to create deep shadows and soft light. The texture looks like it was made by etching—think of lines carved into metal. Next, check out etching to see how artists use acid and metal plates to make prints 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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