1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Victor Hugo (2nd Plate) 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 full white beard and mustache. He’s looking slightly upward, and the lines on his face are deep, showing age. The background is plain, so the focus stays on his face and expression. The artist used fine, detailed lines to show texture, especially in the hair and beard. This style makes the face look almost three-dimensional. Look up 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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