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Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a landscape scene from a slightly elevated point of view, depicting a forest with dense foliage. Tree trunks and branches define the space in a style resembling etching or woodcut with bold, dark lines creating leaf and texture patterns. The trees create a canopy effect and a monochrome color palette of black and beige accentuates the high contrast and graphic quality. The ground and base of trees are detailed with dark lines, and dense layers of textured lines in the distance convey the thickness of the forest. Natural forms and shadows are emphasized in a balanced composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.5 x 10.7 cm (2 15/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 17 x 21.8 cm (6 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 42, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor Daniel Bell and Pearl Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1899

  • Bourcard, Gustave. Felix Buhot: catalogue descriptif de son oeuvre grave. Paris: H. Floury, 1899. Reprint. With additions and revisions by James Goodfriend. New York: Martin Gordon, 1979, no. 42, only.

2004

  • Arsene Bonafous-Murat. Felix Buhot, 1847-1898: Estampes, dessins, autographe. Sales cat. Paris, 2004, no. 52

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Tohub

Wikidata ID

Q76339415

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