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Artist: Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Title: Peasants in Church (Le Baptème) (The Baptism)
Medium: Antique copper plate etching on thick …
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Artist: Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Title: Peasants in Church (Le Baptème) (The Baptism)
Medium: Antique copper plate etching on thick wove paper.
Year: 1870
Condition: Excellent
Dimensions: Image size 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 16 x 19 inches.
Framing This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
Accompanied by A Gallery Certificate of Authenticity.
Additional notes:
This is not a modern print. This is an original Alphonse Legros etching. This impression is more than 145 years old. The strike is crisp and the lines are sharp.
Extra Information:
Three figures, seen bust-length to right, a young woman in centre wearing close cap and cloak, her head turned to front and facing downwards, with two reverential men behind.
Artist Biography:
Alphonse Legros was a French painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist. Legros was born in Dijon; his father was an accountant, and came from the neighbouring village of Véronnes. While young, Legros visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of France are the subjects of many of his works. He was sent to the art school at Dijon with a view to qualifying for a trade, and was apprenticed to Maître Nicolardo, house decorator and painter of images. In 1851, Legros left for Paris to take another situation; but passing through Lyon he worked for six months as journeyman wall-painter under the decorator Beuchot, who was painting the chapel of Cardinal Bonald in the cathedral. In Paris, Legros studied with Charles-Antoine Cambon, scene-painter and decorator of theatres. He attended also the drawing-school of Lecoq de Boisbaudran (the "Petite école") where he found himself in sympathy with Jules Dalou and Auguste Rodin. In 1855, he attended the evening classes of the École des Beaux Arts. self portrait etching by Alphonse Legros Legros sent two portraits to the Paris Salon of 1857: one was rejected, and formed part of the exhibition of protest organized by François Bonvin in his studio; the other, which was accepted, was a profile portrait of his father. This work was presented to the museum at Tours by the artist when his friend Jean-Charles Cazin was curator. Champfleury saw the work in the Salon, and sought out the artist to enlist him in the "Realists," a group round Gustave Courbet. In 1859, Legros's L'Angelus was exhibited, the first of the church interiors for which he was best known. Ex Voto (1861), went the museum at Dijon, but only obtained a mention at the Salon. He moved to England in 1863 and in 1864 married Rrances Rosetta Hodgson. At first he lived by his etching and teaching. He then became teacher of etching at the South Kensington School of Art, and in 1876 Slade Professor at University College, London in succession to Edward Poynter. Whilst teaching at the Slade School Legros taught a large contingent of women, who came to be known as the Slade Girls. Through his field of sculpture he encouraged the design of medals based upon the Italian renaissance style of portrait, illustrating the character, profession or life of the individual portrayed. The Slade Girls attracted commissions from a range of societies and organisations due to the beauty and skill of their work. Pupils of note include the Casella sisters (Ella and Nelia), Fedora Gleichen, Lilian Swainson (later Hamilton) and Elinor Hallé. portrait etching of Dalou by Legros Legros was naturalized as a British citizen in 1881, and remained at University College for 17 years. He would draw or paint a torso or a head for the students in an hour or less; in the painting school he insisted on a good outline, preserved by a thin rub in of umber, and then the work was to be finished in a single painting. portrait etching of Rodin by Legros Legros picked up the art of etching by watching a college in Paris working at a commercial engraving, and taught himself the making of medals. He considered the traditional journey to Italy an important part of artistic training, he gave part of his salary to augment the income available for a travelling studentship. He died in Watford.
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- Dimensions
- 16ʺW × 1ʺD × 19ʺH
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Etching
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Almond
- Condition Notes
- EXCELLENT - NO IMPERFECTIONS EXCELLENT - NO IMPERFECTIONS less
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