France. 1849 - 1918
Painting, drawing, printmaking, magazine illustration, wood engraving
Page loaded successfully. Showing similar artists for Alphonse Legros.
Alphonse Legros SIMILAR ARTISTS
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
Page shows 3 sample artworks and 32 artists similar to Alphonse Legros. Sample images show some of Alphonse Legros's highest-priced auction results. Similar artists are ranked by similarity to Alphonse Legros's work and style.
Sample Images for Alphonse Legros
Carousel showing 3 sample artworks by Alphonse Legros. Use arrow keys to navigate, or click the indicator dots.
Carousel auto-advances every 5 seconds. Use arrow keys to manually navigate and stop auto-rotation.
Slide 1 of 3: Female Torso
Female Torso
Alphonse LegrosFemale Torso
Alphonse Legros
L'Angélus
Alphonse Legros
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in profile, in a white shirt and black coat
Alphonse LegrosArtists Similar to Alphonse Legros (32)
Collection of similar artists. Use arrow keys to navigate between artists, Enter or Space to select an artist, Home to go to first artist, End to go to last artist. Collection contains 32 artists.
France. 1804 - 1866
Magazine illustration, caricatures, drawing, watercolors, landscape painting
France, England. 1838 - 1902
Allegory figure and commemorative sculpture
France, Switzerland. 1859 - 1923
Figure, landscape, genre, small animal painting, illustration, prints
France. 1824 - 1910
Animal and figure sculpture, statues and monuments
France. 1880 - 1954
Paintings, sculpture-fauve and pointillism
France. 1852 - 1931
Impressionist city genre painting, lithography, etching, caricature, camouflage
United Kingdom. 1756 - 1827
Illustration, landscape
France. 1817 - 1887
Realist figure, genre, still life and interior scene painting, drawing specialty
France. 1850 - 1924
Still life, animal and landscape painting, etching
France. 1844 - 1907
Female figure and genre painting, illustration, drawings
Italy. 1727 - 1804
Religious, allegorical, and landscape painting, drawings of upwardly mobile common folk
United Kingdom. 1833 - 1898
Fairy tale painting, tapestry and stained glass design
France. 1824 - 1904
Detailed historical painting, Orientalism, erotic subjects, sculpture, teaching
France, England. 1836 - 1902
Urban female figure, genre and portrait post impressionist painting, illustration
France. 1819 - 1916
Landscape painting, watercolors
France. 1864 - 1901
Demi-monde paintings, printmaking, illustration
Sculpture, painting
United Kingdom. 1869 - 1950/52
Landscape, figure, and harbor painter, etcher
France. 1832 - 1883
Book illustration, engraving, landscapes, battle scenes and history painting
France. 1827 - 1875
Figure sculpture, painting, and drawings
France, Italy. 1815 - 1891
Academic painting-aristocratic figure and war genre
France. 1733 - 1808
Historical scene, architecture and portrait painting
United Kingdom. 1783 - 1859
Landscape, figure in landscape watercolor and oil paintings
England, United Kingdom, Scotland. 1802/03 - 1873
Animal painting and sculpture
France. 1892 - 1971
Social realist themed painting, tapestry, teaching
France. 1796 - 1875
Animalier sculpture
France, Italy. 1725 - 1805
History, sentimental middle class domestic genre and sensuous female portrait painting
United States, France. 1817 - 1878
Bucolic landscape, marine and nocturne painting-luminous
New York, Massachusetts / Germany. 1891/93 - 1959
Political satire and caricature, Dada expression, educator
New York / Germany. Born 1937
Illustrations-sport, psychedelic, pop art
Netherlands, France. 1819 - 1891
Pre-impressionist landscape, citys buildings, seascape and marine painting, drawing