La Falaise: Baie de Saint-Malo (The Cliff: Saint-Malo Bay)

1886/1890

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This etching depicts a coastal scene with a wide view. The horizon line separates the sky from the sea. In the distance, small figures are suggested. The style uses fine lines and has a sketch-like quality. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray and brown. The rocky coastline slopes towards the water, showing rough textures. The sky features textured clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    heliogravure, etching, drypoint, roulette, and aquatint in gray-green (central plate) and black (margin plate) on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.7 x 35.7 cm (9 3/4 x 14 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 35 x 48.3 cm (13 3/4 x 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.56

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 165, State ii/vi and 165 ii/iii

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. 64, as The Cliff: Saint-Malo Bay.

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 center below plate mark in graphite: 2eme Etat - (tiré à vingt (not deciphered) épreuves); lower right below plate mark in graphite: Felix Buhot; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 86464

Wikidata ID

Q75394119

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