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Enfant Dessinant (Child Drawing)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

1894

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Enfant Dessinant (Child Drawing) is a 1894 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Félix-Hilaire Buhot
When & what style?: 1894 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a boy sitting at a small desk, bent over a book or paper. Behind him, a framed drawing of a face hangs on the wall. Outside the window, a sailboat glides on calm water, and a train’s dark shape moves in the distance. The lines are loose and quick, like a rough draft. The artist left quick scribbles of other figures in the corners—maybe people watching the boy. The date "1894" is written in the bottom right, along with the artist’s name. Next, look up lithography to see how this sketch was made.