1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape (Paysage) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a group of tall, thin trees with jagged lines and sharp branches. The ground is rough with scrawled marks that look like grass or rocks. Light areas show where the paper is bare, and dark lines define the shapes. The artist used a method where ink is scratched into a metal plate, then pressed onto paper—this makes the lines look both rough and precise. It’s not just a drawing; the texture is part of the image. Check out etching to see how artists create these kinds of 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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