L'Orage (The Storm)

1879

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a rural landscape with a view from a slight elevation. The horizon is visible just above the center of the image, dividing the land from the sky filled with clouds. There are cattle grazing in the foreground, and the scene is depicted with varied brushstrokes in a sepia color palette. In the distance, there is a cluster of trees to the right, creating a sense of open space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and roulette with isolated areas of etching and possibly salt lift in black on cream laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.1 x 22.9 cm (5 15/16 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 30.9 x 43.7 cm (12 3/16 x 17 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.62

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 145, State v/vii

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 plate: Felix Buhot drypoint / Felix Buhot drypoint; lower center in plate: Hindley Heath - Kensington Museum; lower right in plate: from L.Z. Gerstolle; lower center stamped in red: FB (Lugt 977); lower left margin in plate, enclosed within rectangle: Epreuve d'artiste (in reverse) / Félix Buhot sc / drypoint / FBAQ; by later hand, lower left in graphite: L'Orange- (The Storm) B 145- II/III; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 3431

Watermarks

Arches (partial watermark)

Wikidata ID

Q75394105

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