Le Couvre-feu (1er planche) (The Curfew, 1st plate)

1872

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image displays a linear perspective of a paved path leading to a town or city in the distance. Buildings, including a cathedral with a tall spire, are visible on the horizon. Figures are walking along the path, some carrying umbrellas. Trees without leaves are on the right, and buildings with chimneys are on the left. The image is monochrome with detailed line work, resembling an etching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift from the Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.7 × 9.9 cm (3 7/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 14.2 × 19.7 cm (5 9/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.199.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 35

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Buhot family sale, see Marks for further information (Lugt 4245)). Helena Gunnarsson, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2017.

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 Goodfriend, 1979, no. 35.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 1er Planche [indecipherable] unique?; lower right in graphite: Cat. 35 Cole HB; upper right in graphite verso: Cole HB Cat. 35; lower in graphite verso: Cat. 35 Le Couvre-feu. Premier planche [indecipherable] 03930

Markings

Felix Buhot's studio stamp (Lugt 977), Buhot family stamp for sales in 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990 (Lugt 4245).

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