La Place Pigalle en 1878 (Place Pigalle in 1878)

1878

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is an urban street scene with a horse-drawn carriage and people walking on a cobblestone road. The scene shows a bustling street with a prominent horse-drawn omnibus in the center, surrounded by buildings and a small crowd of people. To the right, there are steps leading up, with individuals sitting or standing around, some holding umbrellas. Several other scenes are depicted in an overlay style, with additional activities and architecture rendered in a sketch-like manner. The drawing has a sepia tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, drypoint, and roulette with burnishing on turpentine soaked japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Jane C. Carey in memory of her mother, Mrs. Addie Burr Clark

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.9 x 33.7 cm (9 13/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 26.8 x 34.2 cm (10 9/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.13.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 129, State iv-v/vi (unique)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995, as Place Pigalle in 1878.

2005

  • The Prints of Félix Buhot: Impressions of City and Sea, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006, no. 5, as Place Pigalle in 1878.

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.

1983

  • Fisher/Baxter 1983, cf.58.

Wikidata ID

Q65223335

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