Artwork
Le Petit Chasseur (Little Hunter)
Le Petit Chasseur (Little Hunter) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Félix-Hilaire Buhot. It dates from 1892 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Le Petit Chasseur (Little Hunter) is a 1892 lithograph by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, depicting a serene landscape with a solitary figure.
Subject & Meaning
The print features a small, isolated figure, likely a child, standing in a hazy, brown and gray landscape with a cluster of trees and a winding path.
Technique & Style
Buhot employed a sketchy, ethereal style to capture light and shadow, eschewing sharp lines in favor of soft, muted tones, characteristic of his lithographic technique.
History & Provenance
Created in 1892, Le Petit Chasseur is a product of Buhot's work in lithography, a medium that involves drawing on stone.
Artist & collection
Ex-Libris pour "L'Ensorcelée" (Bookplate for "L'Ensorcelée")
Ex-Libris pour "L'Ensorcelée" (Bookplate for "L'Ensorcelée")
Figures on Top of a Hill, Overlooking the Sea
Ebury Street
A Gathering in an Interior; A Curtained Doorway
Frontispiece for L'Illustration Nouvelle: The Burial of the Burin
Fan with Wildflowers and Butterflies against the Norman Coast![Gillingham Pier, London [verso], by Félix-Hilaire Buhot](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/felix-hilaire-buhot--gillingham-pier-london-verso--641e03dd7de8217b-w320.webp)
Gillingham Pier, London [verso]
