La Ronde de Nuit (Night Patrol)

1878

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a path receding into the distance, with a figure walking with an umbrella. Dark, shadowy forms dominate the composition, with lighter patches suggesting puddles. Expressive brushstrokes create swirling patterns in the sky and trees. The color palette is monochromatic, with sepia tones and highlights creating contrast. Silhouettes of structures and trees are faintly outlined in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and drypoint in black on moderately thick beige laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.9 x 14.2 cm (5 1/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 x 34.7 cm (9 7/8 x 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1250

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 70, State ii/iii

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 below plate mark in graphite: Felix Buhot; lower left in plate (barely visible): Felix Buhot / 1878; upper right in plate (barely visible): FB (in monogram); lower right in image: FB (see commentary); by later hands, lower left in graphite: M Cadart / La ronde de nuit; by later hands, lower right in grahite: EE707 / 2e etat Cat.; by later hand, upper right in graphite: G.B. 70; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 18039

Watermarks

Crown

Wikidata ID

Q64955934

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