Les Petites Chaumières
1878
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
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les Petites Chaumières is a 1878 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet village scene with thatched-roof cottages and a factory chimney puffing smoke. In the foreground, a group of geese wades in shallow water near tall grass, while a fence and a few trees line the middle ground. The whole image is drawn in soft, smudgy lines with no clear color—just different shades of gray. The artist used a technique called *aquatint* to create smooth tones, almost like watercolor but with ink. This method lets them show light and shadow in a way that feels dreamy. Look up technique: aquatint to see how it works in other prints.
Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.
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