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The Cab

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

1872

graphite

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

The Cab is a 1872 graphite by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Félix-Hilaire Buhot
When & what style?: 1872 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a simple cab with two horses. The lines are loose and quick, like a fast drawing. The horses look tired, and the cab’s details are barely there—just enough to tell what it is. The artist used a lot of shading to show the horses’ muscles and the cab’s shape. The paper has a rough texture, and the strokes feel hurried, like a quick note from a trip. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.