La Place des Martyrs et la Taverne du Bagne

1885

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a drawing of a night scene in an urban environment. The image shows a crowded square or street with a large building displaying the sign "TAVERNE DU BAGNE" illuminated on its facade. Surrounding the building are various other structures depicted with dark shading to convey the nighttime setting. Several figures are gathered in front of the building, suggesting an event or gathering. The drawing includes trees with bare branches, implying a season other than summer. The image is bordered with detailed sketches and handwritten text, adding to a historical or storytelling element. The play of light and shadow creates a dramatic scene, emphasizing the urban landscape and the people present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, lift-ground aquatint, drypoint, roulette, and burnishing in brown-black on turpentine soaked paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34 x 44.9 cm (13 3/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.2 x 49.9 cm (15 7/16 x 19 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.412

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 163, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

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 Place des Martyrs and the Taverne du Bagne.

2005

  • The Prints of Félix Buhot: Impressions of City and Sea, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006, no. 28, as The Place of the Martyrs and the Jailhouse Tavern.

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

Q75422703

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