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| Alphonse Legros' Self Portrait is one of several original lithographs created for a portfolio published in 1898 by T. Fisher Unwin entitled, Lithography & Lithographers:Some chapters in the history of the art, by Elizabeth Robins Pennell; together with desriptions and technical explanations of modern artistic methods by Joseph Pennel. This impression is printed on smooth wove paper and with full margins. Self-Portrait represents a fine, original example of the portrait art by the British artist, Alphonse Legros. |
| Title: | Self Portrait |
| Artist: | Legros, Alphonse (Dijon, 1837 - London, 1911) |
| Date: | 1898 |
| Medium: | Original Lithograph |
| Publisher | London, T. Fisher. Unwin |
| Printer: | Unwin Brothers, Gresham Press |
| Source: | Lithography & Lithographers: Some Chapters in the History of Art by Joseph & Elizabeth Robins Pennell, London |
| Note: | Alphonse Legros: A very influential painter, etcher and lithographer on both sides of the English Channel, Alphonse Legros moved from Paris to London permanently in 1863 on the advice of his friend, Whistler. A master of figure subjects, portraits and landscapes, Legros assumed the head professorship of etching and engraving at the Royal College in South Kensington in 1875. Alphonse Legros later became the professor of art at the Slade School of Art, London. From this position he fashioned a standard and influenced many younger British artists, most notably William Strang, Charles Furse and Charles Holroyd. In total Legros's graphic oeuvre runs to 704 etchings and around fifty lithographs. |
| Most of Alphonse Legros's figure subjects were inspired by the artist's early impressions of French peasant life. Influences upon his art in this area have been traced to the paintings and drawings of Gustave Courbet and the art of Goya and the Spanish School. Relatedly, the themes of poverty and mortality figure prominently in the etchings and lithographs of Alphonse Legros. One may point to Holbein and other Northern masters of the Renaissance in this vein, but Alphonse Legros's treatment of this theme is all his own. His masterworks, however, are held to be in the field of portraiture and his etched portraits of Cardinal Manning, G. F. Watts, Victor Hugo and others are now seen as among the finest of late nineteenth century art. | |
| Self Portrait is an original lithograph by Alphonse Legros. It is one of several original lithographs created for a portfolio published by T. Fisher Unwin entitled, Lithography & Lithographers:Some chapters in the history of the art, by Elizabeth Robins Pennell; together with desriptions and technical explanations of modern artistic methods by Joseph Pennell, published in 1898. In this work, Pennell examined the artistic advancements of lithography, with particular emphasis on his contemporaries. With this in mind he commissioned original lithographs from seven artists, including James McNeil Whistler, Alphonse Legros, William Strang, C. H. Shannon and Alexandre Lunois. All these commissioned works of art were printed by London's master lithographic printer, Thomas R, Way. Thomas Way (1837-1915) and his son, Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), were one of the leading London lithographic printers at this time. | |
| Size: | 9 1/4 X 6 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
| Matted with 100% Archival Materials | |
| Condition: | Printed on smooth wove paper and with full margins as published by T. Fisher Unwin entitled, Lithography & Lithographers:Some chapters in the history of the art, by Elizabeth Robins Pennell; together with desriptions and technical explanations of modern artistic methods by Joseph Pennell, published in 1898. A finely printed impression with full tonal values and in very good condition throughout. Self-Portrait represents a prime, original example of the portrait art of Alphonse Legros. |
| Price: | Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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Original Lithograph art by the French / British artist, Alphonse Legros.
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| Self Portrait |
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| Alphonse Legros (Dijon, 1837 - London, 1911) | ||||||
| # | Image | Title & Artist | Date | Medium | Notes | - |
| 01.- |  |
Charity by Alphonse Legros | 1881 | Original Etching | Printed on wove paper and with full margins as published by London, J.S. Virtue & Co. Limited for The Art Journal. | Available |
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La Legende du Bonhomme Misere (The Legend of the Poor Old Man) by Alphonse Legros | 1874 (Hamerton Edition 1880) | Original Etching | Printed on laid, hand-made paper and with full, deckled margins as published by Macmillan and Co., London for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's portfolio entitled Etching and Etchers in 1880. | Sold |
| 03.- | - | Le Triomphe de la Mort, La Proclamation (Triumph of Death, Proclamation) by Alphonse Legros | 1898 | Original Drypoint & Etching | Printed on hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in London in 1898. Signed in the plate with Legros' (A. L.) monogramme in the lower right corner. | Sold |
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Self Portrait by Alphonse Legros | 1898 | Original Lithograph | Printed on smooth wove paper and with full margins as published by T. Fisher Unwin entitled, Lithography & Lithographers:Some chapters in the history of the art, by Elizabeth Robins Pennell and Joseph Pennell. Not signed in the plate by Alphonse Legros. | Sold |
View other original lithographs published for the portfolio "Lithography and Lithographers".
| Joseph Pennell's "Lithography and Lithographers" | |||||||
| # | Image | Title & Artist | Artist Info | Medium | Date | Info | - |
| 01.- |  |
Portrait of the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone by the British artist, John McLure Hamilton | John McLure Hamilton (Philadelphia, 1853 - Kingston on Thames, England? 1936) | Original Lithograph | 1898 | Printed upon pale green wove paper and with large, full margins as published by T. Fisher Unwin entitled, Lithography & Lithographers by Joseph Pennel. Signed in the stone by the artist to the lower right. | Sold |
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Self Portrait by the French / British artist Alphonse Legros | Alphonse Legros (Dijon, 1837 - London, 1911) | Original Lithograph | 1898 | Printed on smooth wove paper and with full margins as published by T. Fisher Unwin for Lithography & Lithographersby Elizabeth Robins Pennell and Joseph Pennell. Not signed in the plate by Alphonse Legros. | Sold |
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Guitarrera 'Guitarrista' (Guitar Player) by the French artist, Alexandre Lunois | Alexandre Lunois (Paris, 1863 - Le Pecq (Seine-et-Oise), 1916) | Original Lithograph | 1898 | Printed upon wove paper and with large, full margins as published by T. Fisher Unwin entitled, Lithography & Lithographers by Joseph & Elizabeth Robins Pennell, London. Signed in the stone by Alexandre Lunois. | |
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The Gatherers by the British artist, Charles Hazelwood Shannon | Charles Hazelwood Shannon (Sleaford, Lincolnshire, 1863 - Kew Surrey, 1937) | Original Lithograph | 1898 | Printed upon nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published by T. Fisher Unwin for Lithography & Lithographers by Joseph & Elizabeth Robins Pennell, London. Signed in the stone, 'C. H. S.' to the lower right corner | Sold |
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Self Portrait by the Scottish artist, William Strang | William Strang (Dumbarton, 1859 - Bournemouth, 1921) | Original Lithograph | 1898 | Not signed in the stone by William Strang. Printed on hand-made, Van Gelder paper as published by T. Fisher Unwin entitled, Lithography & Lithographers by Joseph & Elizabeth Robins Pennell, London. | Sold |
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