1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Poplars near Amiens (Pres d'Amiens, les tourbieres) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet marshland with tall, skinny poplar trees standing in water. The ground is muddy, and a small boat sits half-hidden near the shore. The artist used only black lines—no color—to show light and shadow. The trees lean slightly, as if swaying in wind you can almost feel. The technique looks like scratching into metal, which is how the artist made the lines appear fuzzy in places. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one create prints with acid and needles.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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