1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
View of a Farm (La ferme des Bordes) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a lone figure walking toward a farmhouse with a horse and cart. The scene is simple but full of texture—trees, rocks, and furrows in the field are drawn with quick, rough lines. Light and shadow play across the hills, giving everything a soft, hazy look. The artist focused on movement and mood over detail. The horse’s muscles and the figure’s stride are suggested with just a few strokes, making the scene feel alive. Try looking up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these techniques create such depth with just ink and paper.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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