1879
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Petite Marine - Souvenir de Medway (counterproof) is a 1879 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet harbor scene. A lone sailboat glides toward the horizon, its sails catching the light. In the foreground, a few wooden posts stick out of the water, and a person stands on a small dock, looking out at the scene. The artist used rough, scratchy lines to suggest wind and movement in the water. The sky is almost empty, letting the boat and dock take center stage. Check out how this uses etching, drypoint, aquatint.
Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.
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