1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Farmer Reclining (Le fermier au repos) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a simple farm scene. A wooden fence leans against a bushy tree. The ground is rough with grass and small plants. In the distance, a few buildings sit on a flat, open field. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to draw the scene. It looks like they were working fast, almost like a quick note of what they saw. Try looking up etching to see how this print was made.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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