1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Monks at Church (Les moines a l'eglise) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows four robed figures in a dim church. Their faces are fuzzy, but you can see their hands folded or raised. The lines are scratchy and thick, like the artist rushed—or maybe that was the plan. The artist used two methods: etching and drypoint. These let them carve fine lines into metal, then press ink into them. The result looks rough and alive, not smooth. Want to see more? Check out etching, drypoint, aquatint.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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