La Maison Maudite (The House of the Damned)

c. 1883/1885

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image depicts a central rectangular scene surrounded by abstract shapes and lines as a border. At the top of the scene, several owls are perched on a branch. In the main rectangular scene, figures are shown in motion on a cobblestone street with trees in the background. One figure is holding a stick or broom. Below, the words "L'EN SORGELE" are integrated into the composition. The scene includes abstract and whimsical figures, including smudges, swirls, cats, and flowing costumes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1237

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 117

Artwork history & notes

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.77.

Wikidata ID

Q64955902

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