1878
ink
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Place Pigalle en 1878 (Place Pigalle in 1878) is a 1878 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a busy Paris street corner in 1878. A horse-drawn carriage waits near a fountain, surrounded by people in old-fashioned clothes. Above, a sign reads "Tout Paris," and buildings crowd the background with tiny windows and rooftops. A woman sits on the steps under a wide hat, while others walk or stand around. The artist packed lots of small details—like the horse’s harness or the lamplight—into this tight space. The rough, grainy lines suggest it was made using printmaking, not paint. Want to know more? Look up etching to see how artists like this carved images into metal plates.
Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.
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