Une Matinèe d'Automne

1875

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a landscape with a figure walking a dog on a path. Tall trees reach beyond the low horizon. The sun glows faintly, suggesting early morning. The brushstrokes are light and sketch-like. The color palette is primarily shades of gray. Foliage and trees on the right add detail, while the distant landscape fades into the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and aquatint on thin laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11 x 16.8 cm (4 5/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 16.5 x 24.2 cm (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.75

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 71, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor Daniel Bell and Pearl Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

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 Gordon, 1979, no. 71, iv/iv

Wikidata ID

Q76339478

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