1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Egg-sellers, 2nd plate (Les marchandes d'oeufs) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows two women in heavy cloaks, their faces blurred under hoods. One woman holds out a basket of eggs, while the other leans on her shoulder. The background is just a rough wall with wooden planks, keeping the focus on their tired postures. The artist used sharp lines to show the texture of their clothes and the eggshells. This style was common in etchings, where ink is scratched into metal plates. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create these detailed lines.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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