Artwork
Landscape: Road to Horville (Paysage: Chemin d'Horville)
Landscape: Road to Horville (Paysage: Chemin d'Horville) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Alphonse Legros. It dates from 1874 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Alphonse Legros created 'Landscape: Road to Horville' in 1874, a print that showcases his skill in combining etching and drypoint techniques. The work is a representation of a rural landscape.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a serene rural scene, featuring a winding dirt road through a grassy hillside, lined with detailed trees and bushes, set against softly rendered rolling fields and a pale sky.
Technique & Style
Legros employed etching and drypoint to achieve a high level of detail, with sharp lines capturing the texture of the landscape, from individual blades of grass to leafy branches, characteristic of the drypoint technique's ability to hold fine lines and ink.
Artist & collection
Artist
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
