Artwork

La Chapelle Saint-Michel à l'Estre (The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre)

La Chapelle Saint-Michel à l'Estre (The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre), by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, ink, 1881
La Chapelle Saint-Michel à l'Estre (The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre), by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, ink, 1881

La Chapelle Saint-Michel à l'Estre (The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Félix-Hilaire Buhot. It dates from 1881 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

La Chapelle Saint-Michel à l'Estre is a 1881 print by Félix-Hilaire Buhot, executed in etching, drypoint, and roulette on light blue-green laid paper.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a rural landscape with a chapel in the distance, surrounded by trees and bushes in the foreground, capturing the natural beauty of the scene.

Technique & Style

Buhot's use of etching, drypoint, and roulette techniques achieves a textured, detailed representation of the landscape, rendered in a realistic style.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1847–1898) was a French artist, born in Valognes.

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