1894
silver
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Head of a Man Looking Up to the Right is a 1894 silver by Alphonse Legros, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting is called Head of a Man Looking Up to the Right. It was made by Alphonse Legros in the 1890s. The artist used silverpoint on prepared paper, which is an interesting technique that involves drawing with a silver point on a special paper. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of the movement: Realism.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
See the richer artist page
![Study of a Man's Head [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/745204b66df421ed/thumb.webp)
