1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Great Spaniard is a 1884 by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of an older man in profile. His face is wrinkled, with a serious expression. He’s wearing a high-collared jacket with buttons down the front, and the lines of his clothes are drawn with quick, sketchy strokes. The artist used shading to show light hitting his face, making his features stand out. This kind of drawing looks like it was done fast, almost like a quick sketch. Look up chiaroscuro next 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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