1892
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Portrait of Madame Kemp, Front View (3rd Plate) is a 1892 by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This portrait depicts a woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a dark dress with a high neckline. The artist's signature and the year 1892 are visible in the top-right corner. The subject's expression is serious, and the background is a plain, light color. The overall mood of the painting is somber. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in depicted objects, you can explore more works by Alphonse Legros.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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