1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sunset (Le soir (Coucher de soleil)) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a quiet scene of trees and water at dusk. The trees stand dark against a pale sky, their branches tangled and full. Below them, a body of water stretches out, its surface calm and smooth, with a few faint lines marking the shore. The artist used fine lines to create texture, almost like scratching into the paper. This method makes the trees look dense and the water look still. Check out etching to see how artists like this one made marks 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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