1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Traveler taking Shelter (Le voyageur a l'abri) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a lone figure standing in a dark, shadowy space. The person is wrapped in a heavy coat, facing away from us, with one hand tucked inside. The background is mostly black, with faint hints of light on the right side, like a dim glow or distant sky. The artist used shading to make the figure stand out against the dark. The lines and textures look hand-drawn, giving it a rough, almost sketchy feel. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these techniques create this kind of print.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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