Alphonse Legros
Alphonse Legros (1837–1911) was a French sculptor, painter and medalist.
Also recorded as A. Legros.
Overview
Born at Dijon in 1837, died at Watford in 1911.
In detail
Alphonse Legros studied at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, Beaux-Arts de Paris and Beaux-Arts School of Dijon. training under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran is recorded. the recorded working language is French.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, allegory, figure and nude. The authority associates the name with French Realism.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, The Hague and Amsterdam. Employment is recorded with Slade School of Fine Art.
Works named in the authority record are Calvary and Léon Gambetta.
Work by Alphonse Legros is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, Finnish National Gallery and Tate.
Sources
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“Alphonse Legros”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q957538: Alphonse Legros
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