1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Writer (L'ecrivain) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bearded man in a loose cap, sitting with his hands resting on his knees. His face is drawn with quick, wavy lines, giving it a rough but expressive look. The background is almost blank, leaving all the focus on his face and posture. The artist used a technique called drypoint, which means they scratched into a metal plate to create the lines. This method makes the lines look slightly fuzzy and soft around the edges. Next, check out drypoint to see how it works.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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