Le Criard

1874

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image is a print with a central rectangular scene bordered by an etched decorative frame. In the central scene, a lone figure wades through tumultuous water, moving toward the left. The horizon line is high, near the top edge of the rectangle, suggesting that the waves dominate the scene, beneath a stormy sky. The artist employs intricate and expressive etching to capture movement and drama through line work and hatchings, giving texture to the waves and clouds. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, gray, and white for contrast. The decorative frame includes lightly sketched figures and scenes, adding an illustrative quality to the piece.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.3 x 11.2 cm (6 13/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 21.8 cm (12 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.40

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 104, State iii/vi

  • Series Title

    Une Vieille Maîtresse

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. 104, iii/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q76339556

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