Figures on Top of a Hill, Overlooking the Sea

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows several figures on a hillside, with a low horizon revealing a distant landscape. The sketch features loose brushwork with fluid pencil strokes. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing the drawing's sketch-like quality. Figures are depicted standing and seated, facing different directions, suggesting gentle activity or leisure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on two sheets of wove paper (consecutive sketchbook pages)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Colles Baxter Larkin

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10.2 x 31.8 cm (4 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.103.1.a

Associated Artworks

There is a sketch showing two separate scenes on the same page. The left side shows a landscape with loose, sweeping lines. The right side depicts figures with simple, curved lines. Handwritten notes at the top include words like "Hotel Grand-maison" and "Barbier." The color palette is monochromatic with graphite pencil on off-white paper.

Studies of Clouds and an Old Woman

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

1847

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Buhot family (Lugt 4244). Colles Baxter Larkin, St. Paul, MN; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64561318

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