1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Broken Cart (La charette brisee) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a person bent over, fixing a broken cart wheel. The horse stands nearby, its legs tangled in the wreckage. The whole scene is drawn in quick, rough lines—no smooth shapes or colors, just black and white. The artist focused on the struggle of the moment, not details. The lines look hurried, like they were made fast. Try looking up etching to see how this technique works.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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