Le Criard
1874
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Artist
Félix-Hilaire Buhot
Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Criard is a 1874 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Romanticism work, depicting Storm, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a lone street singer in Paris. His mouth is wide open, but you don’t hear a sound. The rough lines make his coat look bumpy, like real fabric. Buhot used three printmaking tricks at once to get this effect. The darkest shadows are called aquatint. It makes soft, watery areas between the hard etched lines. Look for the singer’s shadow on the wall. It’s much darker than the man himself. etching, drypoint, aquatint
Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.
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