Liseuse à la Lampe (Woman Reading by Lamplight)

1879

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This image shows a person seated on a wooden chair, reading a book. They are slightly hunched forward, with their face obscured by darkness. The person has medium-length hair and wears a long garment that covers them fully. A table lamp behind them emits a soft glow, illuminating the immediate area. The room is dimly lit, with textured walls and dark wooden surfaces, creating an intimate and quiet ambiance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with scraping and burnishing in black on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.2 x 13 cm (7 3/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.1 x 20.6 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 137, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Goodfriend, New York; Buhot heirs (stamp, F.B, Lugt undescribed); 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.

Wikidata ID

Q75394108

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