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Alphonse Legros — The Salmon Fisherman (Le Pêcheur du Saumon)
Alphonse Legros

The Salmon Fisherman (Le Pêcheur du Saumon)

1880

Later in his career, Legros continued exploring working-class subjects, here using etching on wove paper to create rich textural effects in depicting rural industry.

Medium
etching on wove paper

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Alphonse Legros, The Salmon Fisherman (Le Pêcheur du Saumon), 1880

Later in his career, Legros continued exploring working-class subjects, here using etching on wove paper to create rich textural effects in depicting rural industry.

Medium
etching on wove paper
Year
1880
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

French, Serene, 19th Century, Etching, Landscape, Working Class, Realistic, Nature, Figurative, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago