1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape: Near Chailleux (Paysage: Pres Chailleux) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a dark, tangled forest with thick trees and bushes. The lines are scratchy and rough, like they were drawn fast. Light barely cuts through the branches, leaving most of the scene shadowy. The artist used a technique that layers lines to build up dark areas. This was common in the 1800s for creating mood in small prints. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists make these textures.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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