Study of Hands

1884

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This sketch shows two hands resting on a flat surface. The fingers are slightly curled, and the lines are rough and uneven. The paper has visible creases and a faint signature in the corner. Legros often focused on simple, everyday subjects like hands. His work was key to the Realism movement, which aimed to show life as it truly was. Look up Realism next to see how artists used plain subjects to make bold statements.