Frontispiece for L'Illustration Nouvelle: The Burial of the Burin

1877

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a painting of a steam locomotive with symbolic imagery and chaos surrounding it. The painting showcases a steam engine with "L'ILLUSTRATION NOUVELLE PARIS" and the year "1877" prominently displayed on its front. The locomotive is heading towards the foreground along a set of tracks. In the background, the landscape and sky are filled with various figures, celestial beings, clouds, and smoke, creating a scene of chaos. Figures appear to be in different states of movement, interacting with each other in the sky. There are shadows, demons, and other mythical entities shown in the scene. The left side of the canvas features the year "1876."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35 x 27.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.2 x 30 cm (16 1/4 x 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.152.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 124, State iv/v

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2005

  • The Prints of Félix Buhot: Impressions of City and Sea, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006, no. 2.

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

Q76339352

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