1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Good Samaritan is a 1884 by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two people by a path. One is kneeling, helping the other who’s lying on the ground. The person on the ground looks hurt, with one arm stretched out. The background has bushes and trees, drawn with quick, scratchy lines. The kneeling person’s face is turned away, making them hard to read. The artist used lots of shading to show the clothes and skin, making some spots look rough. Look up Realism next—it’s the movement that focuses on everyday scenes 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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