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Une Matinée d'Hiver au Quai de l'Hôtel-Dieu (Winter Morning on the Quai de l'Hôtel-Dieu)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

1876

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Cityscape

Dominant colour

Une Matinée d'Hiver au Quai de l'Hôtel-Dieu (Winter Morning on the Quai de l'Hôtel-Dieu) is a 1876 ink by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Félix-Hilaire Buhot
When & what style?: 1876 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a wet, quiet city street with horse-drawn carriages waiting near a row of old buildings. The pavement glistens like rain just stopped, and a few people walk with umbrellas. Tall, narrow houses line the street, and a lamppost stands in the foreground. The whole scene feels hazy, almost like you’re seeing it through a light mist. The artist used tiny, precise lines to create texture—look at how the water’s ripples and the horses’ muscles come alive just from scratches in the paper. The buildings lean slightly, giving the whole scene a lived-in, uneven feel. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists like this made such sharp, detailed prints.