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Landscape: Morning Mist (Paysage: Brumes du matin), by Alphonse Legros, ink, 1874

Landscape: Morning Mist (Paysage: Brumes du matin)

Alphonse Legros

1874

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Landscape: Morning Mist (Paysage: Brumes du matin) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Alphonse Legros
When & what style?
1874 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a landscape with a lot of trees and a big hill in the background. The trees are all different shapes and sizes, and they're all covered in mist. The hill is really big and it's also covered in mist. The painting is done in a way that makes it look really soft and dreamy. The mist makes everything look a little bit fuzzy, which is really cool. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of other artists who are part of the Romanticism movement.

About the artist

Portrait of Alphonse Legros
Artist

Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.

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