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Alphonse Legros — Le Tonnelier
Alphonse Legros

Le Tonnelier

1857

Traditional craftsmanship becomes the subject of artistic celebration, with careful etching work that honors both the cooper's skill and the artist's technical mastery.

Medium
etching

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Alphonse Legros, Le Tonnelier, 1857

Traditional craftsmanship becomes the subject of artistic celebration, with careful etching work that honors both the cooper's skill and the artist's technical mastery.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, French, 19th Century, Classical, Etching, Craftsman, Labor, Portrait, Figurative, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago