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 image is a black-and-white print of a dense forest scene. Twisted trees fill the space, their branches tangled and dark against a lighter sky. The ground is covered in thick, sketchy lines that look like brush or underbrush. The artist used fine, scratchy lines to create texture, almost like drawing with a sharp tool. This kind of printmaking is called etching. Look up etching to see how artists like this make detailed prints.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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