Une Matinée d'Hiver au Quai de l'Hôtel-Dieu (Winter Morning on the Quai de l'Hôtel-Dieu)

1876

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a street scene with a slightly elevated point of view looking down a thoroughfare to the left. The horizon line is near the center of the drawing, aligning with the rooftops of the buildings. Carriages are parked along the street, receding toward the vanishing point on the left side. Smoke rises from chimneys, contributing to the urban atmosphere. The style features fine linework creating a textured scene, resembling a sketch or etching. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray for depth and contrast, and wet streets reflect the surroundings. Figures walk with umbrellas while carriages line the street, suggesting rain. Farther away, more carriages follow the curve of the street, disappearing behind buildings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, drypoint, stop-out and roulette on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.7 x 30.9 cm (8 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 x 33.3 cm (9 13/16 x 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.418

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 123, State vi/xv


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased Spetember 24, 1969; gift to NGA, 2002. [1]
[1] The donor file also contains a receipt for the above composition from Craddock & Barnard, London, dated June 13, 1969.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, as The Cabstand.

2005

  • The Prints of Félix Buhot: Impressions of City and Sea, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006, no. 19, as A Winter Morning on the Quai de l'Hotel-Dieu (The Cabstand).

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.

Wikidata ID

Q75422568

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