Second Vignette

1878

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image features swirling lines and organic shapes forming an abstract scene. These shapes converge into a depiction of a castle-like structure and the outline of a person or creature with arms raised. The surrounding patterns evoke waves or clouds, adding an ethereal quality to the scene. The text below the illustration complements the detailed pictorial elements above.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint with letter press on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5 x 7.1 cm (1 15/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.5 x 11 cm (7 11/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.64

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 97, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Diable Amoureux

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. 97, ii/ii

Wikidata ID

Q76339531

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