1874
gold
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Woman in a Cloak is a 1874 gold by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman standing sideways, wrapped in a long cloak that flows down to the floor. Her head is covered, and the lines of her cloak are drawn in quick, loose strokes. The background is just a pale blue, keeping all focus on her shape. The artist used a special method where metal point drew into blue paper, leaving silver lines. This makes the drawing look almost glowing against the light background. Look up chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create drama in drawings like this.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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