La Fête nationale au Boulevard Clichy (National Holiday on the Boulevard de Clichy)

1878

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a painting depicting a lively street scene in a city. The central focus is a bustling urban street adorned with flags, featuring a streetlamp. Various people are engaged in day-to-day activities such as walking, strolling with pets, and conversing. Their faces and identities are not depicted. The background shows architectural elements and a sky with clouds. There is a decorative border with intricate illustrations resembling etchings around the main image, adding to the historical and cultural context. The style is reminiscent of James Jacques Joseph Tissot, known for detailed and vivid depictions of contemporary scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, aquatint, foul-bite, and soft-ground etching in blue, red, black, and gold on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.7 x 23.9 cm (12 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 52.1 x 35.9 cm (20 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.199.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 127, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Helena Gunnarsson, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • The Prints of Félix Buhot: Impressions of City and Sea, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006, no. 15.

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, no. 127, iv/iv

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: epreuve imprimé par l'artist en 4 couleurs Felix Buhot; upper left in graphite verso: Coll. HG; upper right in graphite verso: 4em Etat; lower right in graphite verso: 000072 [in a box];

Markings

Felix Buhot's studio stamp (Lugt 977)

Watermarks

crest (? van Gelder)

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