La Place Pigalle en 1878 (Place Pigalle in 1878)

1878

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a city square at street level. Buildings and chimneys dominate the horizon against a softly rendered sky. In the center, a horse-drawn carriage moves on the cobblestone street, surrounded by people. Near a building labeled "Tout Paris," individuals are busy with various activities. A group of people is gathered near a fountain-like structure, with two women sharing an umbrella. The color palette is mainly sepia and earthy tones, evoking a vintage atmosphere. The scene is detailed, with additional buildings and people extending into the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, drypoint, and roulette with burnishing in brown-black and brown-red on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.7 x 33.1 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.4 x 44.3 cm (12 3/8 x 17 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 129, State vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 74, as Place Pigalle in 1878.

2005

  • The Prints of Félix Buhot: Impressions of City and Sea, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006, no. 7, as Place Pigalle in 1878.

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: épreuve d'essai pour le 4e Etat de la planche (effaçage du cartel à droite) / Felix Buhot; lower right in plate: FB 1878; lower left in plate: a la place Piqalle (crossed out) Pigalle / 1878; lower left with red stamp: FB (Lugt 977); in upper right rectangular block, between café chair and dog, faintly inscribed in plate: Fontaine Pigalle; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 3873; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 9 / 54 (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q75394050

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