1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Victor Hugo is a 1884 by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a man with a full white beard and mustache. He’s wearing a dark coat, a white shirt, and a bow tie. The background looks like a textured wall, and the lines are all scratchy, like they were made with a pen or etching tool. The artist signed it "A. Legros," and the subject is Victor Hugo, a famous writer. The drawing focuses on his face and shoulders, skipping any fancy details. If you like this style, check out etching to see how artists use lines and shading to create portraits.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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