1861
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Alphonse Legros is a 1861 ink by Félix Bracquemond, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a thick beard and curly hair. His face is turned slightly to the side, and he wears a high-collared coat. The background is simple, with just a few lines suggesting fabric or a wall. The artist used lots of fine lines to show texture, especially in his hair and beard. The image is an etching, which means the artist scratched lines into a metal plate to create the design. This was done in 1861, and it’s held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. If you like this style, look up etching to see how artists use this technique.
Félix Henri Bracquemond (French pronunciation: ; 22 May 1833 – 29 October 1914) was a French painter, etcher, and printmaker.
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