L'Orage (The Storm)

1879

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image depicts a landscape from an elevated perspective. The horizon is faint and misty in the upper third of the image, with possible structures in the distance. The brushstrokes are varied and expressive, creating depth and movement. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. The terrain is rugged and uneven with dark patches. In the distance, the landscape stretches outward with blurred details. On the left side, there are sketches of faces and abstract shapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and roulette with isolated areas of etching and possibly salt lift in black, touched in pen and black ink with gray wash, on moderately thick cream laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.9 x 22.6 cm (5 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 16.4 x 23.9 cm (6 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.61

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 145, State i/vii (touched proof)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

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 pen and black ink: Felix Buhot . sc.; the following by later hands, across bottom verso in graphite: D182 / a64486 (crossed out) / MN / APG8473 / 1204897 B145II L'orage d'ap Constable etats n.d. (illegible) et le 2e / 6121 / lac

Wikidata ID

Q75394102

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