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Alphonse Legros — La ferme de Bienheureux (2nd Plate)
Alphonse Legros

La ferme de Bienheureux (2nd Plate)

1857

"La ferme de Bienheureux (2nd Plate)" is an etching by French artist Alphonse Legros depicting a rural farmstead with characteristic attention to atmospheric detail and tonal variety. Legros, known for his mastery of the etching medium, employs careful line work and varied cross hatching to create depth and a sense of quiet, contemplative mood in the countryside scene. The work exemplifies the artist's interest in capturing the dignity of rural life and landscape during the 19th century.

Medium
etching

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Alphonse Legros, La ferme de Bienheureux (2nd Plate), 1857

"La ferme de Bienheureux (2nd Plate)" is an etching by French artist Alphonse Legros depicting a rural farmstead with characteristic attention to atmospheric detail and tonal variety. Legros, known for his mastery of the etching medium, employs careful line work and varied cross hatching to create depth and a sense of quiet, contemplative mood in the countryside scene. The work exemplifies the artist's interest in capturing the dignity of rural life and landscape during the 19th century.

Medium
etching
Year
1857
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

19th Century, Farm Scene, Etching, Naturalistic Style, Printmaking, French Artist, Bucolic mood, Realism, Agricultural subject matter, Rural Landscape

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago