1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Woods in Winter Sun, 1st plate (Soleil d'hiver dans les bois) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a bare tree in the center, its branches twisting in every direction. The background has more trees and a faint glow on the right, like sunlight breaking through. The lines are scratchy and layered, giving the whole scene a rough, almost sketchy feel. The artist used a technique called drypoint to create these deep, webby lines. The texture makes the trees look alive, even though they’re leafless. Look up technique: drypoint to see how artists carve into metal plates to make prints 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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