1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Thatched Cottage (Chaumiere) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, depicting Farmhouse, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a simple cottage with a thatched roof near a river. The drypoint lines are rough and scratchy, not smooth. It feels quiet and still, like a moment frozen in time. That scratchy look isn’t an accident. Drypoint uses a needle to scratch into metal plates. Those scratches hold the ink and make the image feel raw and real. If you like this, check out Legros, Alphonse.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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