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Alphonse Legros

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Brown ink and wash drawing of a stormy forest with two figures, one kneeling and one reclining, beneath bending trees.

Clap of Thunder [recto]

Etching of a winged figure leaning toward a seated cupid-like child against hatched shadows.

Mab and Cupid (Mab et Cupidon)

Brown ink drawing of a hunched figure carrying a bundle on a path beside trees, with a glowing sun behind clouds at dusk.

Landscape, Evening

Brown wash drawing of flat countryside with gnarled trees, two figures with a rake in the foreground, and a distant village.

View over Flat Country

1906

Etching of cloaked men with long staves descending church steps, a kneeling figure and a praying man in the foreground.

Procession Leaving a Church (La sortie de la procession)

Etching of a figure fishing at a riverbank beside a large tree, with a row of trees and cloudy sky across the water.

Salmon Fisher (Le pecheur de saumon)

Etching of a milkmaid in a cloak and headscarf leading a donkey loaded with milk churns along a rural road.

Milkmaid of Boulogne, 1st plate (Laitiere a Boulogne)

Etching of a seated traveler in a wide hat resting by a path, with fields, trees and distant hills under a pale sky.

Traveler Resting (Repos du voyageur)

Etching of three tall trees on a riverbank, with a figure bending over the water at lower right and distant hills.

Banks of the Liane (Les bords de la Liane)

Etching of a crumbling village with sagging thatched roofs and overgrown bushes along a reflective riverbank.

Abandoned Village (Le village abondonne)

Etching of trees and undergrowth along a riverbank, rendered in loose hatched lines against a pale sky.

Along the River (Sur la riviere)

Etched landscape of trees and a field under dark, hatched storm clouds with a bright patch of light in the sky.

Landscape with Storm (Paysage d'orage)

Etching of a horse-drawn hay cart on a rural path, with two figures pushing it past a tree and a distant building.

Returning with the Hay (Rentrant le foin)

1890/1904

Etching of a bearded man with a hat and walking stick looking toward rolling hills and shrubs under an open sky.

Return from the Fields (Le retour des champs)

Etching of a ruined chateau on a grassy hill with a small shed and tree, rendered in dense hatched lines.

Ruins of a Chateau (Les ruines du chateau)

Etching of two women harvesters bent against slanting rain beneath windblown trees, one carrying a rake.

Harvesters Surprised by the Storm (Moissonneuses surprises par l'orage)

Etching of a bearded man bent over a cluttered desk with inkwell, quill and books, beside a lattice window.

Geographer (Le geographe)

Pale sketch of a seated veiled woman with a child peering over her shoulder, with loose hatched shading on cream paper.

Figures from "The Deluge" of Michelangelo

1837-1911

Etching of a river landscape with tall trees, a fallen log, and two men fishing with a child resting on the bank.

Repos au Bord de la Riviere

Etching of a seated man in a hat beside a gnarled tree, with a rural building and hedgerows under a stormy sky.

Chateau des Revenants

Etching of a hunched figure with a cane on a path below a hillside with trees and a stone tower under a cloudy sky.

Tower (La tour)

Etching of a forest edge with tall trees framing a path, fallen logs in the foreground, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Edge of a Wood (Lisiere de bois)

Etching of a small grassy hill framed by feathery trees, with sky rays radiating above, signed Legros in the margin.

Small Hill (Le coteau)

Etching of dark tree trunks and bushy undergrowth in the foreground with an open, lightly drawn field on the right.

Across Country (A travers champ)

Etching of tall pine trees and dense undergrowth with a distant hill and open sky seen through the branches.

Woods in Winter Sun, 2nd plate (Soleil d'hiver dans les bois)

Etching of a seated man in a hat beside a horse under trees, with a farm complex on a hill behind.

Farm on a Hill (La ferme sur la colline)

Brown-toned print of a figure rowing a small boat along a river bank beneath large trees.

Bend in the River (Un coin de riviere)

Etching of rustic farm buildings among trees and a hillside, with a wooden fence in the lower right foreground.

Bridge at the Mill (Le pont du moulin)

Etching of a river scene with a boat, a man hauling a rope along the bank, trees, a hilltop village and a smoke plume.

Landscape with Boat, 2nd plate (Paysage au bateau)

Etching of a shadowed rocky landscape with a gnarled tree, a small building on a hill, and a bridge under a cloudy sky.

Remembrance of Italy (Souvenir d'Italie)

Etching of tall pine trees and undergrowth in a forest, with a pale sky opening between the trunks.

In the Forest of Fontainebleau (Dans le foret de Fontainebleau)

Etching of two figures working beside a large wooden wheel under bare trees in an open field.

Wheelwright (Un charron)