Funeral Procession on the Boulevard de Clichy

1887

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a street scene from an elevated perspective, drawn towards the horizon line in the middle of the image. Buildings populate the horizon, creating an urban environment. A moonlit sky with swirling clouds and birds fills the upper portion of the image. In the foreground, a carriage drawn by two horses is depicted with soft yet detailed brushstrokes, conveying movement. Figures in dark clothing walk or ride in a wagon further back, adding to the scene's dynamism. The color palette includes muted earth tones, shades of gray, and hints of violet in the sky. The style combines textured lines with looser, painterly strokes, suggesting both structure and fluidity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching, drypoint, aquatint, roulette, and soft-ground etching, over heliogravure, hand-touched in watercolor and gold on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30 x 39.7 cm (11 13/16 x 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.152.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 159, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2005

  • The Prints of Félix Buhot: Impressions of City and Sea, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006, no. 31.

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 128.

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

Q76339350

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