Study Sheet

c. 1870–80

Study Sheet, c. 1870–80. Alfred Dehodencq (French, 1822–1882). 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.1060 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. Dehodencq used drawing as a means to record his travels throughout France, Spain, and Morocco.