Le Secret du Maîtres Cornille

1879

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a drawing of a pastoral scene centered around a windmill. The drawing features a person seated next to a small animal on a textured landscape in front of the windmill. The windmill is detailed with its sails and structure depicted on the right side of the composition. Above the primary scene, there is a smaller depiction of people or animals in motion near the windmill. Several sketched outlines of figures, animals, and objects are around the drawing, enhancing the lively setting. The intricate line work captures a moment filled with narrative elements surrounding the central figure and animal.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and roulette on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.4 x 11.2 cm (6 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.1 x 20.9 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.47

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 111, State v/vii

  • Series Title

    Lettres de mon Moulin

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. 111, v/vii.

Wikidata ID

Q76339587

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