The Victoria Clock Tower London

1892

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a busy street scene with a focus on Big Ben, the clock tower to the left. The horizon is suggested by the street and buildings. The painting has soft brushstrokes creating a misty atmosphere. The color palette is mainly shades of gray, with light contrasts between the sky, street, and figures. The street is filled with carriages, pedestrians, and street lamps that blend into the urban scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.4 x 16.2 cm (9 3/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
    support: 30.3 x 20 cm (11 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.52

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 184, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), Paris (Lugt 421); 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. 35.

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 stone: Felix Buhot / 1892 / pour M. Duchatel; by later hand, across bottom in graphite: From the collection J. Beurdeley with collectors stamp. / The Victoria Clock Tower London B 184 (original Litho by Felix Buhot; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: APG 9296

Wikidata ID

Q75394164

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