Original ALPHONSE LEGROS (1837-1911) Signed Drypoint Etching "A Breton Peasant”

Description: ( CELL PHONE USERS PLEASE CLICK THE "SEE FULL DESCRIPTION" LINK BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS AND PHOTOGRAPHS! ) Scarce Original ALPHONSE LEGROS Hand Signed Drypoint Etching "Breton Peasant”c1874 Click images to enlarge Description For your Consideration is this Extremely Scarce Original c1874 Drypoint Etching Titled; "A Breton Peasant (Paysan Breton)” by French Artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) ans Completely Hand Signed and Titled by the Artist. c.1871 Beautiful Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911). Title: Breton Peasant (Paysan breton) Medium: Original dry-point etching on laid paper. Signature: Hand Signed & titled by in pencil by the Artist on the lower right Year: 1874 Condition: Excellent for it's age Dimensions: Embossed Image Size 6 3/4 x 9 inches. Paper dimensions: Approximately 10.5 x 14.5 inches. Loosely attached to a larger portfolio page 14.0 x 21.0 We believe this may be the artist hand signed personal proof -Scarce! Alphonse Legros (1837–1911, French) Alphonse Legros was born on May 8, 1837 in Dijon, France. His father was an accountant, and came from the neighboring 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 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 in his studio; the other, which was accepted, was a profile portrait of his father. Art critic Champfleury saw the work in the Salon, and sought out the artist to enlist him in the "Realists," a group anchored by Gustave Courbet. Legros picked up the art of etching by watching a colleague in Paris who worked as a commercial engraver, and taught himself both etching and medallion making. He considered the traditional journey to Italy an important part of artistic training, and in later years, gave part of his salary to augment the income available for a travelling internship. He moved to England in 1863 and in 1864 married Frances Rosetta Hodgson. In his early career, he lived from the sales of his etchings and teaching. He began teaching etching at the South Kensington School of Art and in 1876 became a Slade Professor at University College, London, succeeding Edward Poynter. While teaching at the Slade School Legros taught a large contingent of women, who came to be known as the Slade Girls. The Slade Girls attracted commissions from a range of societies and organizations 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. 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. Alphonse Legros died in Watford, Hertfordshire, England on December 8, 1911. DETAILS Creator: Alphonse Legros Signed: Hand signed and titled by the Artist Creation Year: 1874 Title: "A Breton Peasant (Paysan Breton)" Dimensions Etching Only: Height 9.0 in x Width 6.75 in Dimensions with Etching Paper Border : Height 14.5 in x Width 10.5 in Dimensions portfolio paper: Height 21.0 in x Width 14.0 in Medium: Dry-point etching Movement & Style: Portraiture/Impressionist Period: Victorian Period Condition: Very Nice Condition for it's age! Very slight bit of light soiling and should be removed for the large portfolio page and framed. The are more notation by the artist on the reverse and one by a different hand on the very bottom of the larger attached folio or scrapbook page; else fine (note images) Extremely Rare Example with the Artist hand notation and full signature As our High Resolution Photographs are an Important Part of Our Description and as All Sales are Final Please Note All Images to assess your own opinion before bidding! 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Price: 836 USD

Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts

End Time: 2025-02-10T17:10:01.000Z

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