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Félix-Hilaire Buhot

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Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a wooded area with dense foliage, tree trunks, and a hidden horizon line. The style appears to be a fine engraving or etching with intricate patterns depicting the texture of the foliage. The monochromatic palette uses dark and light contrasts to define the trees and ground. The ground has patterns leading into the forest, while lighter spaces in the distance suggest openings among the trees, creating a play of light and darkness.

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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 12.7 cm (2 15/16 x 5 in.)
    sheet: 19.5 x 30 cm (7 11/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.17

  • 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.

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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. 146

Wikidata ID

Q76339419

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