1874
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Chailli Seen in a Storm (Chailli: Effet d'orage) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a stormy landscape with dark, tangled trees and a low, heavy sky. The lines are rough and busy, almost like the wind itself. A small house sits in the middle, barely visible through the swirling branches. The artist used sharp lines to show movement and chaos—like scratching into the paper to catch the storm’s energy. This style was common in Romantic art, where nature’s power was a big theme. Next, look up etching, drypoint to see how artists like Legros made prints 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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