Un Chemin de Perdition (Road to Perdition)

1873

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a side view of a lone rider on a galloping horse crossing a landscape. The horizon is low, with a vast sky filled with swirling clouds dominating the scene. The textured brushstrokes create movement in the clouds and the figure. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and grey for contrast. The sky suggests turbulent weather, with the rider and horse silhouetted against it. A winding path and a tree with barren branches are visible in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.2 x 8 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 19.2 x 13.6 cm (7 9/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.73

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 86, State v/v

  • Series Title

    L'Ensorcelée

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. 86, v/v

Wikidata ID

Q76339499

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