L'Hiver à Paris (Winter in Paris)

1879

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a street-level perspective of a bustling urban scene. The horizon is not distinctly visible, and the focus is on the busy street with tall buildings lining it. The art style uses a sketch-like technique with brushstrokes, giving the scene a dynamic quality. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of brown and beige, with snow on the ground. Figures and dogs are seen on the street, and the scene extends into the distance where the street converges towards a vanishing point. Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians are visible in the busy city setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, spit-bite etching, softground etching, drypoint, and scraping in black on artificial vellum

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.7 x 32.9 cm (8 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.6 x 36.4 cm (10 1/16 x 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.38

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 128, State iii/ix

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. 17, as Winter in Paris (Paris in the Snow).

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 of main image in plate: Felix Buhot Paris Xbre 1879; lower right of main image in plate: à la Place Breda / 9 Décembre; lower left in plate: FB (monogram) / 25; upper left in plate: Montmartre; lower left in plate (in reverse): Chauffeur public; lower center in plate (in reverse): au Boulevard des Italiens; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 12541; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: MG-82-87-RGA.Met

Wikidata ID

Q75394046

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