1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Fountain: Grotesque, Children and Basin (Une fountaine: Masque, enfants et bassin) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, depicting Fountain, held at National Gallery of Art.
Alphonse Legros shows two kids hunched over a stone fountain. The water spurts from a carved grotesque face. The older child holds a cup while the younger one peeks inside the basin. This etching uses drypoint, scratching lines into metal to make fuzzy edges. The scene feels quiet and real, like a snapshot in time. Legros often made prints like this, showing everyday life. The kids’ faces are lit softly, almost like a photograph. Look close and you’ll see how the drypoint lines blur some areas. Try Legros, Alphonse next.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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