Baptismal commemoration for Jean Buhot (Baptême japonais)

1887

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image consists of an arrangement with a central oval depiction of a child, surrounded by owls in the upper right section. The color palette includes shades of grey, creating a monochromatic appearance. The child's portrait is in the upper left, with the owls positioned slightly to the right of the center. Below the portrait, vases and partially visible books with a mix of sketches and letters are scattered on a flat surface. The scene presents a layered impression with various textures and elements blending into each other.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, drypoint, and liftground in black and brown (proof) on parchment

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.2 × 12.7 cm (8 3/8 × 5 in.)
    sheet: 31 × 21.9 cm (12 3/16 × 8 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.199.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 167, State ii-iii/iii (artist's proof)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. & J. Goodfriend, New York); purchased in 1998 by Helena Gunnarsson, Washington; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 137.

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 Goodfriend, 1979: 167, ii-iii/iii (artist's proof).

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 137.

Inscriptions

lower center to lower right below plate mark in graphite: epreuve d'artiste / Felix Buhot lower center below plate mark stamped in red: FB (Lugt 978); by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: APG 15617; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: No. 14

Markings

Felix Buhot's studio stamp (Lugt 978)

You may be interested in

Loading Results