Artwork

Large Trees Seen against the Sun (Les grandes arbres: Effet du soir)

Large Trees Seen against the Sun  (Les grandes arbres: Effet du soir), by Alphonse Legros, ink, 1874
Large Trees Seen against the Sun  (Les grandes arbres: Effet du soir), by Alphonse Legros, ink, 1874

Large Trees Seen against the Sun (Les grandes arbres: Effet du soir) 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.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Alphonse Legros

Artist

Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.

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