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Banks of the Yanne (Les bords de la Yanne)

Alphonse Legros

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape scene with a high viewpoint, displaying rolling hills, vegetation, and a vast horizon with no identifiable objects. It is created using fine etching and crosshatching techniques, using a monochromatic color palette of grey and black for a detailed and serene depiction of nature. The foreground features dense bushes and undulating land, leading towards a less detailed background where the land blends into the sky.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th century
Medium
drypoint and etching?
Dimensions
4902 × 3142 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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