Les Esprits des Villes-Mortes (Spirits from the Cities of the Dead)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing that shows spectral figures in motion across the top of the image. Below them, there is a dark shape resembling a cityscape or landscape. The lower portion of the image has horizontal lines implying movement or wind. The color palette is limited to shades of black and gray, with a sketch-like style suggesting spontaneity and ethereality.