Alphonse Legros,
French / British 1837-1911-
Portrait of a bearded man, bust-length, unfinished;
oil on canvas, signed and dated '[?] Legros / 1872' (lower left), 53.2 x 43.1 cm., (unframed).
Provenance:
The Property of the Late Reverend John Watson.
Note:
Legros studied under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1802-1897), and went on to develop a highly distinctive style, combining an archaic manner of composition and treatment of space with a Realist approach which was heavily informed by the work of Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). He was skilled as a portraitist, both in oils and print, with his sensitive studies effectively capturing the presence and character of his sitters. Legros was a particularly prominent printmaker, and is often cited as one of the leading figures in the British etching revival of the late 19th century. He taught etching at the South Kensington School of Art, before becoming Slade Professor at University College London, succeeding Edward Poynter (1836-1919) in the role. Over the course of his career he established friendships with James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) and Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904), with whom he formed the Société des Trois to confirm their mutual support.
Alphonse Legros,
French / British 1837-1911-
Portrait of a bearded man, bust-length, unfinished;
oil on canvas, signed and dated '[?] Legros / 1872' (lower left), 53.2 x 43.1 cm., (unframed).
Provenance:
The Property of the Late Reverend John Watson.
Note:
Legros studied under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1802-1897), and went on to develop a highly distinctive style, combining an archaic manner of composition and treatment of space with a Realist approach which was heavily informed by the work of Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). He was skilled as a portraitist, both in oils and print, with his sensitive studies effectively capturing the presence and character of his sitters. Legros was a particularly prominent printmaker, and is often cited as one of the leading figures in the British etching revival of the late 19th century. He taught etching at the South Kensington School of Art, before becoming Slade Professor at University College London, succeeding Edward Poynter (1836-1919) in the role. Over the course of his career he established friendships with James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) and Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904), with whom he formed the Société des Trois to confirm their mutual support.
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