1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pigeon Tower (La tour aux pigeons) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a small, rough tower with a slanted roof. Around it, trees and bushes are drawn with quick, scratchy lines. The ground looks uneven, with patches of grass and rocks. The artist used a sharp tool to make deep, textured marks—some lines are thick, others faint. The tower’s shape is simple, but the trees feel wild and tangled. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these techniques create such detailed 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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