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In the Ruins

c. 1857–1911

Alphonse Legros

(French, 1837–1911)
Culture
France, 19th-20th century
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Gift of Ralph King 1920.564
Catalogue raisonné
Bliss 501
State
VII/VII
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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A horizontally oriented etching depicts a gnarled, dark tree in the left foreground, its thick trunk and twisted branches reaching toward a hazy sky. Behind it, stone ruins are partially obscured by dense foliage rendered with fine, jagged lines and speckled textures. Deep, cross-hatched shadows create heavy, craggy details throughout the lower landscape, while the upper background features a pale sky with delicate diagonal hatching, contrasting against the dark silhouette of the blackened tree.

In the Ruins

c. 1857–1911

Alphonse Legros

(French, 1837–1911)
France, 19th-20th century

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