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Alphonse Legros Art

British, 1837-1911

Alphonse Legros was a British etcher, painter, sculptor and teacher of French birth. In 1855, he enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. During this period, Legros had a taste for early Netherlandish art and for French Romanticism, which was later superseded by his admiration for Claude, Poussin and Michelangelo. However, his devotion to Holbein proved constant. Legros began etching in 1855; he preferred this medium and produced over 600 plates. Many of his early works are deliberately rough in execution. Legros emerged as a leader of the younger generation of realists, notwithstanding his conspicuous dependence on Courbet. However, this critical success brought no financial security, and in 1863, Legros visited London where he found admirers and patrons. Legros resolved to remain in London. In 1876, Edward John Poynter recommended Legros to succeed him as Professor of Fine Art at the Slade School. Legros occupied this position until 1893 and introduced etching and modeling to the syllabus. He was a founder-member of the Society of Painter-Etchers in 1881 and of the Society of Medallists in 1885; the revival of the cast art medal was due almost entirely to his example. With its classically inspired economy of form and design, Legros's interpretation of his realist subject-matter exerted a decisive influence in England on the representation of peasant life in the 1880s. He had a taste for the macabre. In the etchings Death of the Vagabond and Death and the Wood-cutter, these themes coalesce in a stark blend of realism and fantasy which is simultaneously elevated and humane.

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Artist: Alphonse Legros
Tree of Life - Drawing by Alphonse Legros - Late 19th century
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Roma, IT
Tree of Life is a Pencil Drawing realized by Alphonse Legros (1837-1911). Good condition on a yellowed paper. Monogrammed by the author in the lower right corner of the artwork. Alphonse Legros (Dijon, 1837 - Watford, 1911) was a French-British painter, engraver and sculptor. At the end of the Victorian era Legros left a strong mark on the history of drawing in England, and has particularly distinguished himself as a lecturer at University College London.
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Late 19th Century Modern Alphonse Legros Art

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Pencil

Portrait of John Seymour Lucas
By Alphonse Legros
Located in East Grinstead, GB
Portrait of artist John Seymour Lucas in Charcoal, dated 1907 by the paper watermark, drawn by Alphonse Legros. This is a Museum quality drawing. Superim...
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Early 1900s Alphonse Legros Art

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Charcoal

Portrait of Keith McLeod
By Alphonse Legros
Located in East Grinstead, GB
Signed later as John Singer Sargent , a charcoal portrait of Keith McLeod (American artist ), very rare museum quality drawing. Alphonse Legros was known for teaching his students t...
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Early 1900s Alphonse Legros Art

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Charcoal

"Tete d'Etude" original lithograph
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This impression was printed in 1904 and published in Paris by the Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne. Image size: 10 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches (257 x 198 mm). Thi...
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Early 1900s Alphonse Legros Art

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Lithograph

"Paysan Breton" original etching
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed ca. 1880; this is a good impression with full original margins on laid paper from "The Portfolio" edition, published in London by Seeley, Jackson &...
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1880s Alphonse Legros Art

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Etching

"Extase poetique" original etching
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed on laid paper in Paris by A. Cadart and published by the Gazette des Beaux-Arts in 1876. Plate size: 8 1/4 x 6 inches (210 x 152 mm). Not signed. C...
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1870s Alphonse Legros Art

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Etching

"L'Incendie" original etching
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This is a rich, dark impression on laid paper with full original margins, printed by A. Salmon and published in Paris by L'Art in 1876. Size: 9 1/2 x 10 7/8...
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1870s Alphonse Legros Art

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Etching

Extase Poétique - Original Etching by Alphonse Legros - 1876
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Roma, IT
Extase Poétique is an original artwork realized by the french artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911). Etching print, 1876. Hand-signed on plate, on the lower left , titled on plate. Passepartout cm 50x32. The artwork was edited by A. Cadart Paris. Good conditions except some light foxings. Alphonse Legros was born on May 8, 1837 in Dijon, France. 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 an interior decorator. In 1851, Legros left for Paris, but passing through Lyon he worked for six months as journeyman muralist for painter/art restorer Jean-Baptiste Beuchot, who was painting the chapel of Cardinal Bonald in the cathedral.In Paris, Legros studied with theater scene painter Charles-Antoine. He attended also the drawing-school of Lecoq de Boisbaudran (the "Petite école") where he found made friends with Jules Dalou and Auguste Rodin. In 1855, he attended the evening classes of the École des Beaux Arts.Legros sent two portraits to the Paris Salon of 1857: one was rejected, and formed part of the exhibition of protest organized by Francois Bonvin...
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1990s Modern Alphonse Legros Art

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Etching

Death and the Lumberjack - Original Etching by Alphonse Legros - 1876
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Roma, IT
Death and the Lumberjack is an original artwork realized by Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) in 1876. The original work is contained in a cream colored cardboard passepartout (50x35 cm)....
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1990s Modern Alphonse Legros Art

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Etching

La Lisière de Fôret. (The Edge of the Forest).
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Storrs, CT
Bliss 504. 8 x 12 1/2 (sheet 9 1/4 x 13 5/8). A rich impression printed on cream laid paper. A large, impressive plate with subtle inking. Unsigned. Provenance: Baldwin-Wallace Col...
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Alphonse Legros Art

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Etching

Portrait of George Frederick Watts
By Alphonse Legros
Located in Storrs, CT
Portrait of George Frederick Watts (1817-1904. 1879. Etching. Beraldi catalog 19 state .iii/iv; Wright catalog 198, Bliss catalog 198. 7 1/8 x 5 1/4 (sheet 11 7/8 x 8). As published...
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Alphonse Legros Art

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Etching

Un Charron (The Wheelwright)
By Alphonse Legros
Located in New York, NY
Alphonse Legros (1837-1911), Un Charron (The Wheelwright), etching, c. 1890, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Bliss 267. In good condition, printed on a cream laid paper with...
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Late 19th Century Realist Alphonse Legros Art

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Etching

Les Moissonneurs (The Reapers)
By Alphonse Legros
Located in New York, NY
Alphonse Legros (1837-1921), Les Moissonneurs (The Reapers), etching, c. 1890, signed in pencil lower right margin. Reference: Bliss 464, third state (of 3)...
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19th Century American Realist Alphonse Legros Art

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Etching

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Chercheurs du Trésor (Treasure Hunters).
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