The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Study Sheet

c. 1870–80

Alfred Dehodencq

(French, 1822–1882)
France, 19th century
pen and dark brown ink, watercolor with graphite on lightweight wove paper
Sheet: 18.5 x 22 cm (7 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.1060
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Dehodencq used drawing as a means to record his travels throughout France, Spain, and Morocco.

Description

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.
  • 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
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.1060