Alphonse’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Double Bass Player
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

The Pit and the Pendulum, second Plate
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Milkmaid
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

The Faggot-Makers
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Reclining Male Figure
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Haunted House
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Beggar with Crutches
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Death of the Vagabond
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Pole Fisherman
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

The Abbey Farm
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

The Black Cat
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

The Canal: Morning
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Job, second plate
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Fishing with a Hoop-Net
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Portrait of Tolstoy
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Cardinal Manning
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

The Mushroom Gatherers
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Peasant Women from Near Boulogne
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Portrait of G. F. Watts, R.A.
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911

Two Sketches of a Horse
Alphonse Legros French, 1837-1911