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Alphonse LegrosPortrait of an unknown sitter thought to be American1907
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Alphonse Legros 1837-1911, was a French painter and sculptor, who lived in London from 1863 until his death in 1911. He was a teacher of etching and drawing and became Slade Professor of Art at University College London and prior to that taught at the South Kensington School, he taught by way of demonstration rather than instruction and taught his pupils to draw from memory which is what this picture displays. The picture was drawn in 1907 which we know from the Infrared imaging of the watermark, Legros almost certainly knew this sitter from his early days in England and presented him here as when he first knew him , in his early 20's, and this drawing would have been used to demonstrate his ability to draw from memory. Legros believed in instructing his pupils how to draw from memory which is a vitally important skill if you want to become a painter. This is a museum quality drawing and is is rare for Legros as his drawings are sometimes unfinished or reduced to a sketch, this is a completed study and probably drawn within an hour, this was the aim of Legros in teaching to show his pupils that it was possible to achieve such quality in so short a time. In my view one of the best draughtsman in pencil and charcoal of all time. As we are unsure of the sitter we do think this is an American artist who lived in the UK, and knew Legros . John Singer Sargent drew a similar picture in charcoal of Keith MacLeod and there maybe a possibility that this sitter is he. Enclosed are photos of Legros the master and of his signature which at some point was adapted by an unknown miscreant.
- Creator:Alphonse Legros (1837 - 1911, British)
- Creation Year:1907
- Dimensions:Height: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)Width: 14.25 in (36.2 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:East Grinstead, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2373215496112
Alphonse Legros
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 During this period, Legros had a taste for early Netherlandish art and for French Romanticism, which was later superseded by his admiration for Claude, Poussin and Michelangelo.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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