The Victoria Clock Tower London
1892
ink
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
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Victoria Clock Tower London is a 1892 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a busy London street with a tall clock tower rising in the background. The buildings are simple shapes, and the sky is hazy. People and carriages fill the road, but everything looks blurred and sketchy, like it was drawn quickly. The artist used a rough, smudgy style to show movement and fog. This was a common way to capture how things *felt* in the moment, not just how they looked. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.
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