Quatre Anons dans un Prè

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows several donkeys grazing on grass in a pastoral scene. The perspective is direct, showing the animals feeding. One donkey is resting with its head up, while three others are standing and eating. The horizon is low, with light sketching of distant landscape features. The etching technique uses precise lines and fine detailing, including cross-hatching and varied line density for texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of brown and sepia. The scene conveys rustic simplicity and rural life, with loosely sketched trees and structures in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.9 x 21.6 cm (4 5/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 11.1 x 22 cm (4 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.62

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 54, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor Daniel Bell and Pearl Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1899

  • Bourcard, Gustave. Felix Buhot: catalogue descriptif de son oeuvre grave. Paris: H. Floury, 1899. Reprint. With additions and revisions by James Goodfriend. New York: Martin Gordon, 1979, no. 54, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q76339433

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