Cacoletière Assise (Seated Woman and Ass)

1875

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a drawing of a donkey resting beside a seated figure. The drawing depicts a donkey saddled with a blanket, standing to the right of a seated figure in a robe. The figure appears to be sitting on a ledge or bench, facing the donkey, which is looking down towards them. The artwork is rendered with fine lines, creating detailed textures on both the figure's clothing and the donkey's fur. The background is minimally detailed, drawing attention to the central subjects. Geometric lines and shapes can be seen drawn over the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.2 x 16.1 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.4 x 22.2 cm (5 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 58, State iii/iii

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. 58, iii/iii.

2004

  • Arsene Bonafous-Murat, Felix Buhot, 1847-1898: Estampes, dessins, autographe. Sales cat. Paris, 2004, no. 85.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Felix Buhot; along bottom edge, in graphite: cacoletiere assise (impression fr. destoyed plate); lower right in graphite: B.58 / vi.73

Wikidata ID

Q76339462

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