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Cacoletière à la Tour (Woman Riding an Ass near a Tower)
Cacoletière à la Tour (Woman Riding an Ass near a Tower) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Félix-Hilaire Buhot. It dates from 1872 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Cacoletière à la Tour (Woman Riding an Ass near a Tower) is an etching created by Félix-Hilaire Buhot in 1872 on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts a woman riding a donkey beside a simple, aged tower. The landscape is suggested by wavy lines indicating water, but remains largely undefined.
Technique & Style
The image is characterized by rough, scratchy lines and short, uneven marks used to convey texture, such as the donkey's fur and the woman's dress. This technique is typical of etching, a printmaking process.
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