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About the Artwork
Alfred Dohodencq was a prolific draftsman, often combining multiple sketches on a single page as seen here. At right, an intimate sketch of a boy—perhaps the artist’s son—appears in watercolor, alongside a cavalier drawn in pen and ink. Over the man and his horse, the artist lightly penciled in a face with closed eyes, perhaps reusing the sheet for another composition.
Inscriptions
on verso, at lower left, in graphite: “#21”
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Alfred Dehodencq (French, 1822–1882)
- Date
- c. 1870–80
- Medium
- pen and dark brown ink, watercolor with graphite on lightweight wove paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 18.5 x 22 cm (7 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2018.1060
Provenance
1976: Shepherd Gallery, New York, NY October 1976: Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980] Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008] December 3, 2018: the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
More by Alfred Dehodencq in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00011330
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