The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 2, 2023

The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre

1881

Félix Hilaire Buhot

(French, 1847–1898)

France, 19th century

Etching, drypoint and roulette

Support: Cream (2) laid paper

Sheet: 23.2 x 33.3 cm (9 1/8 x 13 1/8 in.); Platemark: 14 x 27.3 cm (5 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.)

Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 1999.301

Catalogue raisonné: Bourcard 152

State: IV/IV

Impression: artist's proof

Location

not on view

Description

After inking the plate, instead of wiping all of the excess ink off of the surface, Buhot purposely left
a thin layer of ink on the sky and water, creating an effect of atmosphere and mist.

Inscriptions

Inscription

in graphite, lower right: epreuve d'artiste/ Felix Buhot; signed, titled and dated in plate

Exhibition history

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17 - November 26, 2000. "From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints."

From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.301