1878
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Jacques Cazotte's "Le Diable amoureux" (2nd vignette) is a 1878 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a chaotic scene with two shadowy figures tangled in swirling lines. One looks like a person with outstretched arms, while the other seems to be a dark, clawed shape. In the background, a city with spires and buildings rises, but it’s half-buried in the same messy, tangled lines. The artist used a technique called drypoint to scratch directly into the metal plate, creating rough, textured lines. This made the print look almost like a sketch—full of movement and energy. Check out more about etching, drypoint.
Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.
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