Artwork
La Petite Marine - Souvenir de Medway
La Petite Marine - Souvenir de Medway is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Félix-Hilaire Buhot. It dates from 1879 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:lower right in plate: Rochester 1879 FB (in monogram); lower right on plate stamped in red: FB (Lugt 799); lower center to lower right below plate mark in graphite: Felix Buhot; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 11 (circled); by later hand, lower right in graphite: Rochester; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 86496; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: P.
About this work
Overview
La Petite Marine - Souvenir de Medway is a print created by Félix-Hilaire Buhot in 1879 using multiple techniques.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a serene seascape with a small sailboat and a figure on the shore, evoking a sense of calm through the contrast of the boat's dark silhouette against the lighter sea and sky.
Technique & Style
Buhot employed etching, drypoint, aquatint, and roulette in black on laid paper to achieve a textured, multi-dimensional effect, with subtle light and shadow adding to the overall tranquility.
History & Provenance
The print is now held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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Artist & collection
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