Les Grandes Chaumières
1881
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Félix-Hilaire Buhot
Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les Grandes Chaumières is a 1881 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet village scene with simple wooden houses and thatched roofs. A dirt road runs through the middle, and a cart sits empty on the right. In the background, a church tower rises above the low buildings. The ground looks muddy, with puddles and scattered sticks. The artist used sharp lines to show every crack in the wood and every blade of grass. This style makes the scene feel real and textured, even though it’s just black and white. If you like this, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create prints like this.
Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.
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