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Alphonse Legros — Le Départ pour le pêche, dans les brumes
Alphonse Legros

Le Départ pour le pêche, dans les brumes

1890

"Le Départ pour la pêche, dans les brumes" is a drypoint print by French artist Alphonse Legros depicting figures embarking on a fishing expedition shrouded in atmospheric mist. The work exemplifies Legros's mastery of the drypoint medium, employing careful tonal gradations and expressive line work to evoke the misty, contemplative mood of the scene. This print reflects the artist's interest in capturing everyday human activity and the effects of light and atmosphere characteristic of late 19th century printmaking.

Medium
drypoint

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Alphonse Legros, Le Départ pour le pêche, dans les brumes, 1890

"Le Départ pour la pêche, dans les brumes" is a drypoint print by French artist Alphonse Legros depicting figures embarking on a fishing expedition shrouded in atmospheric mist. The work exemplifies Legros's mastery of the drypoint medium, employing careful tonal gradations and expressive line work to evoke the misty, contemplative mood of the scene. This print reflects the artist's interest in capturing everyday human activity and the effects of light and atmosphere characteristic of late 19th century printmaking.

Medium
drypoint
Year
1890
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Melancholic Mood, Atmospheric mist, 19th Century, Etching, French Artist, Fishing departure, Narrative Scene, Romantic aesthetics, Realism, Marine Subject

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago