1878
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Craibe Angus is a 1878 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man’s side profile, his head tilted slightly down. His wavy hair and beard are drawn with quick, loose lines. The paper has a rough texture, and the lines vary in darkness, giving the face a soft, shadowy look. The artist used a drypoint needle to scratch into the plate, creating fine, fuzzy marks. This technique lets light and dark areas blend naturally, almost like pencil on paper. Next, check out drypoint to see how artists make prints this way.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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