La Petite Marine - Souvenir de Medway

1879

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image displays a seascape with a sailing vessel positioned towards the left side of the picture, moving across choppy waters. The horizon line is below the midpoint, meeting a sky filled with dynamic clouds. The sky is characterized by varied brushstrokes conveying movement and texture. The color scheme is predominantly sepia. A small figure is seen sitting on a wooden structure in the foreground. Wooden posts and piles of stones are scattered around the coastal setting. In the distance, vague structures hint at nautical elements like lighthouses. The overall mood is dramatic, emphasizing the interaction between the sea and sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, aquatint, and roulette in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.6 x 21.8 cm (6 9/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.8 x 38.2 cm (12 1/2 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1243

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 153, State vi/vi

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.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Rochester 1879 FB (in monogram); lower right on plate stamped in red: FB (Lugt 799); lower center to lower right below plate mark in graphite: Felix Buhot; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 11 (circled); by later hand, lower right in graphite: Rochester; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 86496; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: P.

Watermarks

M B M

Wikidata ID

Q64955917

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