1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Cottage on a Hillside (Chaumiere sur le coteau) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a small house on a hillside, surrounded by dense trees and bushes. The artist used lots of tiny lines to create texture, making the scene look rough and natural. In the background, a body of water sits quietly near the shore. The way the lines overlap gives the trees and bushes a fuzzy, almost three-dimensional look. This print was made using a method that lets artists scratch into a metal plate. If you like this style, look up etching to see how it 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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