1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Across Country (A travers champ) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, depicting Forest, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a man walking down a country road. His coat flutters in a gentle breeze. The drypoint lines dig deep into the plate, making the shadows look rich and velvety. Legros used drypoint here, scratching lines into metal with a needle. The deeper the scratch, the darker the ink stays on the paper. That gives the shadows real weight and depth. Check out more drypoint prints by Legros, Alphonse at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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