The Cliff: Bay of Saint-Malo

1888

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

The Cliff: Bay of Saint-Malo is a 1888 by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Félix-Hilaire Buhot
When & what style?: 1888 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a wild cliff above a gray-blue sea near Saint-Malo. The waves crash hard against the black rocks below. Buhot printed it from two copper plates. One made the cliffs and water. The other added tiny sketches in the border—like a separate story. Those extra images show villagers in old clothes and a struggling boat. Check out Félix Hilaire Buhot’s other etchings.