1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Old Race-grounds at Montrouge (Les vielles carriers de Montrouge) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a hazy, spiky landscape with two big Ferris-wheel-like towers and a few small buildings. The lines are rough and scratchy, like quick scribbles. Trees and hills are drawn with jagged, uneven strokes—no smooth shapes here. The artist used a technique where they scratched directly into a metal plate instead of painting. This makes the lines look sharp and a little messy, like they were drawn in a hurry. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this one create textures with ink and metal.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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