{"title":"Alphonse LEGROS","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlphonse Legros (1837-1911), a French-born painter, printmaker, and sculptor, spent his childhood visiting family farms and seeing the lives of peasants and the landscapes near his birthplace in Dijon. Legros' realistic depictions of rural, everyday life were highly influential and brought recognition from critics. A portrait of his father, exhibited in 1857 at the Paris Salon brought praise from the novelist and art critic Champfleury (\u003cspan\u003eJules François Felix Fleury-Husson)\u003c\/span\u003e, who saw in his work a direct connection to the realism of Gustave Courbet. In 1863, his friend James McNeill Whistler encouraged him to relocate to England, where he became a central figure in the British etching revival. His tenure as a professor at the Slade School of Fine Art in London left a lasting impact on generations of printmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-ferme-de-labbaye","title":"La Ferme de l'Abbaye","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEtching on thick wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bliss 503 ii\/ix.\u003cbr\u003eBefore the etched borderline, before the plate was cut down, and before the composition was completely reworked (the rain storm eventually completely disappears).\u003cbr\u003eSigned in pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRepaired tear in the bottom margin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEGROS, Alphonse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44369692262636,"sku":"","price":830.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/AlphonseLEGROS-LaFermedel_Abbaye-detail.jpg?v=1706906346"},{"product_id":"au-bord-de-leau","title":"Au Bord de l'Eau","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEtching with subtle plate tone on wove paper. \u003cbr\u003eReference: Bliss 604, only state. \u003cbr\u003eSigned in pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEGROS, Alphonse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44369726898412,"sku":"","price":420.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/AlphonseLEGROS-AuBorddel_Eau-detail.jpg?v=1706907195"},{"product_id":"le-pecheur-de-saumon","title":"Le Pêcheur de Saumon","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eEtching on laid paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReference: Malassis et Thibaudeau 223 ii\/v. One of 6 in this state, according to the Bliss Collection catalog. But also annotated \"1er etat  2 épreuves\" in pencil in the lower right sheet corner. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eImpressions evocative of the artist's intention for the depiction of the atmospheric quality of the composition. A rare working proof. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEGROS, Alphonse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45044263878892,"sku":"","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/AlphonseLEGROS-LePecheurdeSaumon-Etching-detail_3208eb69-03d2-40c9-9d0e-983c8f55fc2f.jpg?v=1714589207"},{"product_id":"les-ruines-du-monastere","title":"Les Ruines du Monastère","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eEtching and drypoint on laid paper.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bliss 356 iii\/viii.  \u003cbr\u003eSigned in pencil. \u003cbr\u003eFine impression, one of 6 of this state, and of only 26 impressions in all states combined.  \u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Frank Bliss (with his stamp, Lugt 265); Richard Gutekunst (according to the Bliss catalog). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEGROS, Alphonse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45044272333036,"sku":"","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/AlphonseLEGROS-LesRuinesduMonastere-Etchinganddrypoint-detail.jpg?v=1714589479"},{"product_id":"les-faiseurs-de-fagots","title":"Les Faiseurs de Fagots","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eEtching on laid japon paper. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReference: Malassis et Thibaudeau 182 ii\/xiv (?). Very rare according to the Bliss catalog (an impression of this state can be found in the Princeton University Art Museum). \u003cbr\u003eSigned in pencil. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEGROS, Alphonse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45044285604076,"sku":"","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/AlphonseLEGROS-LesFaiseursdeFagots-Etching-detail.jpg?v=1714589734"}],"url":"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/collections\/alphonse-legros\/scape_field.oembed","provider":"Armstrong Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}