1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Edge of a Forest in Bourgogne (Un coin de foret en Bourgogne) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a dark forest edge with tangled trees and bushes. Light barely cuts through the thick branches. In the lower left, a small animal—maybe a rabbit—sits still on the ground. The lines are scratchy and uneven, like the artist pressed hard into the plate. The rough texture comes from a printing method called drypoint. The artist used sharp tools to carve into metal, leaving behind burrs that hold ink for a gritty look. Look up technique: drypoint 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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