1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Remembrance of My Village (Souvenir de mon village) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet village scene with a few small houses and trees. The lines are scratchy and dark, like someone pressed hard with a sharp tool. The sky is barely there, just a pale background behind the trees and rooftops. The artist used tiny marks to build up the shapes, almost like a sketch that never smoothed out. It feels rough and real, not polished. If you like this style, look up technique: drypoint next.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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