1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Return to the Cottage (Le retour a la chaumiere) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman and child walking along a path through a dark, tangled forest. The trees loom close, their branches thick and twisted. The woman holds a bundle, and the child clutches her hand. The artist used only lines—no colors—to create shadows and light, making the scene feel dramatic. Next, check out drypoint to see how this technique works.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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