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1879

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image is a print viewed straightforwardly from a slightly elevated perspective. In the foreground, there is a scene with figures around a tree and a sign. In the middle ground, there are mountains with minimal detail and foliage. The etching style features fine lines and cross-hatching for texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of gray and black. The background has faint outlines and sketches around the detailed central image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.6 x 11.2 cm (6 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.1 x 24 cm (13 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.70

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 109, State ii/vi

  • Series Title

    Lettres de mon Moulin

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. 109, ii/vi

Wikidata ID

Q76339570

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