1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape with Haystacks (Le paysage aux meules) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet scene of a small house by a river, surrounded by tall trees. The branches twist sharply, and the water looks rough with quick, wavy lines. In the distance, a few hills roll gently under a pale sky. The artist used fine, scratchy lines to create texture—notice how the trees look almost like brushstrokes. This style was popular in the 1800s for its emotional, dramatic feel. Try looking up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these techniques make marks like this.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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