Neuberger Museum of Art
Suny, Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
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Museums page for Alphonse Legros ((1837 - 1911)), known for Drawing, painting, printmaking-etching, teaching. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1837 Dijon, France - 1911 Watford, England. Known for: Drawing, painting, printmaking-etching, teaching.
Alphonse Legros ( May 8, 1837 - December 8, 1911). A painter, etcher and sculptor, he was born in Dijon. His father was an accountant, and came from the neighboring village of Véronnes. Young Legros... Read full biography
Alphonse Legros ( May 8, 1837 - December 8, 1911). A painter, etcher and sculptor, he was born in Dijon. His father was an accountant, and came from the neighboring village of Véronnes. Young Legros frequently visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of... Read full biography
Alphonse Legros ( May 8, 1837 - December 8, 1911). A painter, etcher and sculptor, he was born in Dijon. His father was an accountant, and came from the neighboring village of Véronnes. Young Legros frequently visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of France are the subjects of many of his pictures and etchings. He was sent to the art school at Dijon with a view to qualifying for a trade, and was apprenticed to Maître Nicolardo, house decorator and... Read full biography
Alphonse Legros ( May 8, 1837 - December 8, 1911). A painter, etcher and sculptor, he was born in Dijon. His father was an accountant, and came from the neighboring village of Véronnes. Young Legros frequently visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of France are the subjects of many of his pictures and etchings. He was sent to the art school at Dijon with a view to qualifying for a trade, and was apprenticed to Maître Nicolardo, house decorator and painter of images. In 1851 Legros left for Paris to take another situation; but passing through Lyon he worked for six months as journeyman wall-painter under the decorator Beuchot, who was painting the chapel of Cardinal Bonald in the cathedral. In... Read full biography
Alphonse Legros ( May 8, 1837 - December 8, 1911). A painter, etcher and sculptor, he was born in Dijon. His father was an accountant, and came from the neighboring village of Véronnes. Young Legros frequently visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of France are the subjects of many of his pictures and etchings. He was sent to the art school at Dijon with a view to qualifying for a trade, and was apprenticed to Maître Nicolardo, house decorator and painter of images. In 1851 Legros left for Paris to take another situation; but passing through Lyon he worked for six months as journeyman wall-painter under the decorator Beuchot, who was painting the chapel of Cardinal Bonald in the cathedral. In Paris he studied with Cambon, scene-painter and decorator of theaters, an experience which developed a breadth of touc... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsSouthern Alleghenies Museum of Art (SAMA)
Altoona Facility (Brett Building)
1210 11th Ave
Altoona, PA 16601University of Saint Joseph Art Gallery
1678 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117-2791University of Wyoming Art Museum
Centennial Complex
2111 Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423