Le retour des artistes (The Return of the Artists)

1877

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a tree-lined urban street on a rainy day. The trees line the street creating a canopy. Three figures stand on the pavement, two holding umbrellas. In the middle, there is a horse-drawn carriage with people crossing the wet road. The painting style is etching with a sketch-like quality. The color scheme is monochromatic in shades of grey and black, creating a moody atmosphere. The wet street reflects light, adding to the sense of rain, while blurred figures and trees suggest movement in the city.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and roulette in black on thin Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.7 x 32 cm (8 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 27 x 39.2 cm (10 5/8 x 15 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 125, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Goodfriend, New York; Helena Gunnarsson, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • The Prints of Félix Buhot: Impressions of City and Sea, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006, no. 25, as The Return of the Artists.

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 left in plate: Au Palais des Champs Elysées / Le 20 Mars a 6 heures de soir / F Buhot sc / 21 Mars 77; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 76; by later hands, across bottom verso in graphite: P 2320 / 20 Mars, [au des?] Champs Elysees / 78/8- EALW

Wikidata ID

Q75394037

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