Landscape (Paysage)

Alphonse Legros

Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape with a stream running through it, by Alphonse Legros. The scene depicts a wooded area with a stream or river running through it. There are trees on both sides of the stream. On the left side of the image, a large tree trunk is visible, and on the right side, a smaller tree trunk is present. In the background, there are more trees and what appears to be a field or hills. A person is bent over in the lower center of the image, possibly working or gathering something. The image is rendered in shades of gray, suggesting it may be an etching or engraving. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom-right corner.