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Les Vieux

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

1879

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Late 19th Century Interior

Dominant colour

Les Vieux is a 1879 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Félix-Hilaire Buhot
When & what style?: 1879 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a cozy room with three people standing near an open door. One person is dressed in dark clothes, another in a long dress, and a child leans on a cane. A dog sits on the floor, and outside the door, you can see a bit of a garden with a tree and a path. The walls inside are dark wood, and a hanging lamp glows softly. The artist used a mix of light and shadow to make the scene feel quiet and lived-in. The edges of the drawing are filled with small sketches of people and buildings, almost like doodles around the main picture. If you like this style, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these techniques work.