Artist: Félix Hilaire Buhot
Datum: 1879
Muzej: Te Papa (Wellington, New Zealand)
Tehnika: Aquatint
Born in Valognes, Normandy in 1847, Buhot was orphaned at the age of seven. The library in his small town introduced him to art, and he spent hours poring over rare illustrated books and manuscripts. At the age of 18, Buhot moved to Paris to study painting and drawing at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. By his mid-twenties, he had learned the art of etching and quickly became a successful printmaker. His depictions of Parisian life are atmospheric and enchanting, though precisely executed. Impressionistic details such as the blurring of carriage reflections on the wet road (certainly evident in this print), give the viewer the sense of peering into a memory. Buhot struggled with depression, and ultimately gave up printmaking shortly before his death at the age 50. However, his work is a testament to the power and popularity of his singular perspective. Buhot was not often a
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