Cochons au Soleil (Pigs in the Sun)

c. 1878

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a drawing of a herd of pigs. The image features several pigs huddled together. The sketch shows the texture of the animals' skin and the contour of their bodies. Light and shade are used effectively to suggest depth and form. There are intersecting lines in the lower section and a symbol in the upper right corner. The drawing captures movement and concentration within the group of animals.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.9 x 11.3 cm (3 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.7 x 22.5 cm (6 3/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 64, State iv/iv

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. 64, iv/iv.

2004

  • Arsene Bonafous-Murat. Felix Buhot, 1847-1898: Estampes, dessins, autographe. Sales cat. Paris, 2004, no. 94.

Inscriptions

lower left corner, in graphite: B. 64 Cochons Soleil; bottom center in graphite: vi 70

Wikidata ID

Q76339475

You may be interested in

Loading Results