Une Vieux Chantier à Rochester

1879

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image is an etching depicting a riverside industrial area with a possible dockyard in a horizontal layout. The upper third shows the horizon with windmills and building silhouettes in the distance. The intricate linear strokes create various elements, with denser strokes on the right side suggesting more activity. The left side has fewer linear elements with rounded forms possibly representing barrels or containers. The monochromatic color palette consists of sepia tones, giving the piece a rustic and aged appearance. The detailed structures and objects, along with a figure engaged in labor, provide a sense of scale to the setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and aquatint in brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 x 28 cm (4 3/4 x 11 in.)
    sheet: 26.7 x 37 cm (10 1/2 x 14 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.77

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Borucard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 147 iii/iii

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. 147, iii/iii

Wikidata ID

Q76339599

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