{"title":"Félix BUHOT","description":"\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most idiosyncratic etchers of the 19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e century, Félix Hilaire Buhot (1847-1898) has always been a collectible printmaking.  While he gravitated towards rain, dusk and fog for most of his landscapes and views of cities, a diversity of compositions seems to have made his appeal universal.  Buhot was an extremely talented and meticulous printmaker, using all manner of copper engraving techniques to obtain the desired effects: etching, roulette, engraving, aquatint, burnishers \u0026amp; scrapers, drypoint…  He is best remembered for his prints with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esymphonic margins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but nearly all of his output is worth discovering.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"crapaud-bronze","title":"Crapaud Bronze (Premiere Version)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLithograph printed on MBM laid paper, c. 1883. Reference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 18bis i\/ii; NYPL image ID 1101508. An extremely rare impression of this composition; a trial version of B \u0026amp; G 18, which was published in the famous Japonisme portfolio, Paris, April 1885. See Bourcard annotation and Goodfriend further description. First state of two, before the plate was cancelled. No known edition. (see 2nd image) It is unclear whether the annotation in the NYPL (see below), which states only twelve impressions were pulled from this plate, refers to the cancelled, second state, or to all states. Initialed \"FB\" in the plate. Also annotated \"Bronze encrier - Coll. Ph. Burty\" in the middle left plate area. Finally annotated \"d'après un croquis de M. Ph. Burty\". Plate: 9 ? x 6 1\/4 inches (237 x 159 mm). Very fine impression in pristine condition, on what is likely the original full sheet (12 _ x 9 inches).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12604984295466,"sku":"9908","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Felix_Buhot_-_Crapaud_Bronze_-_toad_-_lithograph_-_BG18_-_detail.jpg?v=1531836196"},{"product_id":"lorage","title":"L'Orage","description":"\u003cp\u003eEtching, drypoint and roulette printed on laid Arches paper, after a painting by John Constable, 1879. Ref: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 145 iv\/vii. A rare impression of the fourth state of seven, before letters were removed. Signed with the artist's red owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12604984524842,"sku":"10033","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Felix_Buhot_-_LOrage_-_countryside_-_intaglio_-BG145_-_Detail.jpg?v=1531837698"},{"product_id":"la-chapelle-saint-michel-a-lestre","title":"The Chapel of Saint-Michael in Estre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Chapelle Saint-Michel à l'Estre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching, drypoint and roulette, printed on laid \u003cem\u003eBFK Rives\u003c\/em\u003e paper, 1881.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 152 iv\/v.\u003cbr\u003eAn impression of the final state, before the plate was cancelled.\u003cbr\u003eSigned with the artist's red owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003cbr\u003eProv: unidentified collector, with the monogram stamp (Lugt 148a).\u003cbr\u003eUnobtrusive faint scattered fox marks, otherwise in beautiful unrestored condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12604984688682,"sku":"10034","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Felix_Buhot_-_La_Chapelle_Saint-Michel_a_L_Estre_-_countryside_-_intaglio-_BG152_-_detail.jpg?v=1531839754"},{"product_id":"la-f-te-nationale-au-boulevard-clichy","title":"National Holiday on the Clichy Boulevard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Fête Nationale au Boulevard Clichy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching, aquatint and drypoint printed on laid paper.\u003cbr\u003eRef: Bourcard\/Goodfriend 127 v\/viii.\u003cbr\u003eFifth state of eight, before the reworked top margin and added aquatint throughout the symphonic margins.\u003cbr\u003eEdition unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12604984852522,"sku":"10371","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Felix_Buhot_-_Fete_Nationale_au_Boulevard_Clichy_-_street_scene_-_intaglio_-_detail.jpg?v=1531839572"},{"product_id":"le-petit-enterrement","title":"The Small Funeral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLe Petit Enterrement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAquatint, etching and roulette, with a touch of drypoint, printed on wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 154. Second state of two.\u003cbr\u003ePublished by \"Revue d'Art Ancien et Moderne\", 1902.\u003cbr\u003eSigned with the owl monogram in the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12604984950826,"sku":"10380","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Felix_Buhot_-_Petit_Enterrement_-_street_scene-_intaglio_-_detail.jpg?v=1531840931"},{"product_id":"the-lady-with-the-swans","title":"The Lady with the Swans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Dame aux Cygnes\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drypoint, etching, aquatint and roulette on laid Arches paper.\u003cbr\u003e Reference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 44. Third state of three.\u003cbr\u003e Edition unknown, as is always the case with Buhot. This print has become quite scarce.\u003cbr\u003e Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. Also bearing the artists' large red monogram owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12822076391466,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Felix_Buhot_-_Dame_aux_Cygnes_-_swan_-_intaglio_-_detail.jpg?v=1531840536"},{"product_id":"frontispiece-for-the-zigzags-of-a-weirdo","title":"Frontispiece for the Zigzags of a Weirdo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrontispice pour  Les Zigzags d’un Curieux \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching and drypoint, on simili-japon paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRefs: Bourcard\/Goodfriend 172 iii\/v. Third state of five, with the margins completed, and before the plate was cut down to remove the margins.  Before the edition intended to illustrate Octave Uzanne’s book, in the final state.\u003cbr\u003eSigned “TOHUB” with the dial of the clock of the tower suggesting the missing “O”, in the plate.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Marcel Lecomte, book and print dealer and collector, Paris, with his black monogram stamp (not in Lugt).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14465753055274,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Felix_Buhot_-_Zigzags_d_un_Curieux_-_Octave_Uzanne_-_strange_-_etching_-_detail.jpg?v=1547778472"},{"product_id":"felix-buhot-debarquement-en-angleterre-england","title":"Disembarking in England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUne Débarquement en Angleterre \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching, drypoint and aquatint on laid \u003cem\u003ejapon\u003c\/em\u003e paper.\u003cbr\u003eRef: Bourcard\/Goodfriend 130 v\/v.\u003cbr\u003eFifth and final state.  Edition unknown.\u003cbr\u003eSigned and dedicated “à Monsieur Lion - son élève et ami - Jean Buhot - 1e Octobre 1907” by the son of the artist in pencil.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Jean Buhot, son of the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14753010679850,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Felix_Buhot_-_Debarquement_en_Angleterre_-_leaving_England_-_seaport_-_intaglio_-_detail_f9468887-484c-4887-8ef2-7f8c5add27dd.jpg?v=1554748339"},{"product_id":"national-holiday-on-the-boulevard-de-clichy","title":"National Holiday on the Boulevard de Clichy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFELIX BUHOT (1847-1898)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Holiday on the Boulevard de Clichy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Fête nationale au Boulevard Clichy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching, aquatint and drypoint on wove paper printed in two tones.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; 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Our impression doesn’t yet have the letters “L’Art”, “L’Hiver de 1879 à Paris” and the Salmon address. It does however already bear the “25” and the artist’s monogram etched in the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition unknown, as is always the case with Buhot.  Scarce in this early state. 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Buhot may also not have counted certain steps as actual states.\u003cbr\u003eSigned with the artist’s red owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very fine impression in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43552242106604,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/FelixBuhot-PlacePigalleen1878-BourcardGoodfriend129-vieaParisen1880-detail.jpg?v=1670684917"},{"product_id":"westminster-palace","title":"Westminster Palace","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEtching and drypoint printed in two tones on simili-Japan paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 177.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeventh and final state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful “saucy” impression showcasing the artist’s ability to contrast not just the main subject and the symphonic margins, but also the composition itself. Various areas of wiping in the ink, and moodiness imparted by selective wiping of the ink throughout the plate shows how the work for Buhot would not only be done by etching the plate, but also by printing it in particularly unique ways, to make each impression stand out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned in pencil. Also bearing the artist’s red owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo creases at the bottom (on perhaps a tear), away from the image. Slight rippling in the left sheet edge. Gum residue (from prior mounting?) on the verso. These few defects should be overlooked by the discerning collector who can focus on how gloriously inky this particular impression is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44923631894764,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/FelixBUHOT-WestminsterPalace-Etchinganddrypoint-1884-detail.jpg?v=1713388958"},{"product_id":"the-cliff-at-st-malo-bay","title":"The Cliff at St-Malo Bay","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eLa Falaise - Baie de Saint-Malo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching, drypoint, aquatint, roulette, printed in two tones on two sheets of paper, combined to make one composition, 1886-1890.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 165.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eBoth the central composition and the symphonic margins are in the final state. The central composition is printed on laid \"papier verdâtre\", a French type of bluish-green paper particularly appreciated by 19th century artists, but still used by artists such as Joseph Hecht and Jean-Emile Laboureur in the 20th century, when they could source it. Bourcard mentions that a few such impressions were pulled on \"old green Hollande paper similar to the one that Meryon liked, which we (i.e. Gustave Bourcard, the author) had found in Nantes and given to the artist\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe margins are printed in pale blue-gray ink on thick wove paper, which looks almost pink in contrast to the ink (but isn't). Bourcard mentions \"a few impressions with the margins in bistre (i.e. brownish-black made of soot). It seems even he didn't know of Buhot's use of this color use for the margins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe two sheets are joined, with the main composition affixed to the top sheet, which has been cut out to only show the margins, and create a window for the main composition. Both sheets are signed with the large red owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eThe top sheet is annotated in pencil by the artist, in the lower left sheet corner: \"Epreuve sur papier azure. la seule harmonie de ce genre que j'ai pu obtenir avec le jeu du bistre dans les marges\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe bottom sheet is also annotated in pencil by the artist, with comments about the printing, and about further changes the artist wishes to make, along with some quick cloud sketches: \"très bon - le trait un peu plus gros - retroussé naturellement\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eProvenance: Johannes Hendricus de Bois, early 20th century Haarlem (Netherlands) print dealer, with his monogram stamp on both sheets (Lugt 733).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThis kind of assembled impression is known not to be unique. It is however exceedingly scarce and the overall effect should be regarded as one of the high points of Buhot's tonal output.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45612974014700,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_BUHOT_-_LaFalaise-BaiedeSaint-Malo-detail.jpg?v=1723870148"},{"product_id":"pigalle-square-in-1878","title":"Pigalle Square in 1878","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eLa Place Pigalle en 1878 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e(original French title)\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eEtching, aquatint, and drypoint printed in two tones on wove paper, 1878.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 129 vi\/vi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eTrial proof from the final state, the fifth according to Bourcard, and the sixth according to Goodfriend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe artist notes that the trial proof was pulled as he was effacing the lower right corner. Buhot however never reworked the plate beyond this point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe tonal difference is subtle, but obvious. The central subjects, from the shuttered building and chatting trio on the left, to the two people leaning into the fountain on the right, are a darker brown. The softer surrounding compositional elements are in a lighter brown, with the exception of the funeral procession in the top right corner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eSigned and annotated \"Epreuve d'essai pendant l'effaçage du coin à droite\" in pencil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eA very fine impression good, but not great condition. The sheet backed with a thin japan. A tear in the left margin, barely into the plate, and one in the left bottom margin. Mild waviness, top margin. Mild discoloration along a prior mat edge. None of these issues affect the image in earnest, which remains vivid and sharp. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45613152927980,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_BUHOT_-_La_Place_Pigalle_en_1878_-_Pigalle_Square_in_1878_-_etching_-_detail.jpg?v=1723873704"},{"product_id":"going-across","title":"Going Across","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eLa Traversée \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eEtching, aquatint, roulette, and drypoint on wove paper, circa 1879-1885.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 143 iii\/vi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe final state before the plate was cancelled in the 4th. According to Goodfriend approximately 50 impressions were pulled of this state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eSigned with the large red owl stamp (Lugt 977) in the plate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eAnnotated \"Essayer un bistre liquide - et tir. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eChaud\" in pencil in the lower right sheet edge, possibly in the artist's hand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eOverall in very good condition. A couple of repaired tears and small areas of fiber loss, in the left margin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 315.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45613199458540,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_BUHOT_-_La_Travers_e_-_Going_Across_-_etching_-_detail.jpg?v=1723874564"},{"product_id":"funeral-procession-on-the-boulevard-clichy","title":"Funeral Procession on the Boulevard Clichy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Convoi Funèbre au Boulevard de Clichy\" (original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching, aquatint, roulette, and touches of drypoint printed in color, from three plates, on wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 159 iii\/iii.\u003cbr\u003eThe states of this print, given its many color variants, are hard to comprehend. It is however clear that the second state is much lighter than the third. Our impression, however, is annotated \"4e Etat\". Ours is one of the proofs mentioned by Bourcard with an additional outside margin, devoid of representation. An impression without this supplemental border in The National Gallery of Art, DC is annotated \"3e Etat\". It is very likely that Buhot considered impressions without the extra border the third state, and those with the additional border, the fourth. \u003cbr\u003eThis is a brilliant impression, overall in very good condition, with the additional border in black ink, adding to the drama of the scene as the gold ink (used in some other such 4th states) does not.\u003cbr\u003eSigned and annotated in pencil and with the large red owl stamp (Lugt 977), in the image.\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso.\u003cbr\u003eRepairs and discolorations on the verso, none really affecting the image. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $45,000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45702205898988,"sku":"","price":46575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/FelixBuhot-Convoi_Funebre_au_Boulevard_de_Clichy-detail.jpg?v=1725837579"},{"product_id":"the-apple-harvest","title":"The Apple Harvest","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLe Ramassage des Pommes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (descriptive French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eOriginal drawing, pencil and pen and black ink, with tiny touches of orange on thin paper, laid down to board.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eSigned in ink, lower right image corner, and with a small owl stamp in black, not fully inked, lower left image corner (Lugt 978).\u003cbr\u003eAnnotated \"Réduire à 11 cm (cossed out) ---\u0026gt; 112 mill\", suggesting the drawing was to be reproduced for publication.\u003cbr\u003e\"Made in France\" sticker on the support sheet. \"Douane Centrale - Exportation Paris\" stamp on the verso.\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso.\u003cbr\u003eThe indicated size is the sheet size of the thin paper laid down on board.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45702221267180,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Le_Ramassage_des_Pommes_-_detail.jpg?v=1725838329"},{"product_id":"pigs-in-the-sun","title":"Pigs in the Sun","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCochons au Soleil \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eDrypoint (mostly with the burr shaved off), aquatint, roulette, and very probably touches of etching printed on tan laid paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 64 ii\/iii.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOne of the very few impressions of this second state (4 impressions only, if the artist’s annotation in the plate is to be believed), before the plate was brightened and reduced to the top image only.\u003cbr\u003eSigned with the red owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly in pencil, on the verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45702682607852,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Cochons_au_Soleil_-_second_state_-_detail.jpg?v=1725841009"},{"product_id":"zigzags-of-an-inquisitive-mind","title":"Zigzags of an Inquisitive Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eFrontispice pour \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eLes Zigzags d’un Curieux\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e d’Octave Uzanne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eEtching printed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eà l’essence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e on old thin laid paper, 1888.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 172 i\/v.\u003cbr\u003eInteresting trial proof, printed à l’essence (usually turpentine), of the rare 1st state with all the marginal sketches in pale tones and the main subject strong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003ePrinted close to the sheet’s edges on three sides and with a small margin at the bottom.\u003cbr\u003eInscribed in pencil on the verso “Col. HB.” (Henrietta Buhot, the wife of the artist).\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly in pencil, on the verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $3,000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45706415112428,"sku":"","price":3100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Frontispice_pour_Les_Zigzags_d_un_Curieux_d_Octave_Uzanne_-_detail1.jpg?v=1725887666"},{"product_id":"the-embankment-westminster-1","title":"The Embankment, Westminster","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eLithograph on a large sheet of heavy, white wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 183 ii\/ii.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBeautiful and fresh impression, before any of the editions, including before the printing for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eAlbum des Peintres-Lithographes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eBefore the remarques in the lower margins appear in a later edition on smaller paper; often confused for being earlier impressions, which these are not.\u003cbr\u003eImage size: 9 ¾ x 6 ⅝ inches. With the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso of both sheets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45708534153452,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_The_Embankment_Westminster_-_lithograph_-_detail.jpg?v=1725922758"},{"product_id":"thomas-le-hardouay-from-l-ensorcelee","title":"Thomas le Hardouay, from L’Ensorcelée","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eOriginal drawing in watercolor, gouache, crayon, pen and ink on card stock wove paper, circa 1877. We add an impression of the etching, with drypoint and scraper on laid paper, 1877.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 88 iii-iv\/vi. Undescribed state between three and four, with most of the remarques diminished and scraped over, and with the addition of another bold signature and dated “23 Juillet 77” in reverse in the plate.\u003cbr\u003ePlate 4 from his series of six illustrations for \"L’Ensorcelée\" by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. Buhot’s drawings for this project ranged from tiny to unexpectedly large; this one is the same size as the printed image and in the same direction. It should be noted that the artist often made drawings AFTER the related print.\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso of both sheets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $2,750.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45708586844396,"sku":"","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Thomas_le_Hardouay_plate_4_from_L_Ensorcelee_-_gouache_and_watercolor_-_detail.jpg?v=1725923752"},{"product_id":"martyr-square-and-the-penal-colony-tavern","title":"Martyr Square and the \"Penal Colony\" Tavern","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Place des Martyrs et la Taverne du Bagne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching and aquatint printed in two tones on tan wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 163 iii\/iii.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePrinted in warm black ink, contrasted with a brown ink used for the windows of the tavern, the sign above the door, and on the gaslights, evoking the warm atmosphere inside the establishment. These kinds of colored touches are found in only a few impressions. Stop-out and wiped highlights are also evident throughout the print, with the marginal subjects printed lighter.\u003cbr\u003eSigned with the large red owl stamp in the plate (Lugt 977).\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso of both sheets. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOn a thin paper, that has toned with time, with good margins and a few edge losses and tears, some repaired. Otherwise, a magnificent impression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eFor more on this print, read our \u003ca title='blog post on \"La Place des Martyrs et la Taverne du Bagne\" by Felix Buhot' href=\"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/blogs\/news\/felix-buhot-la-place-des-martyrs-et-la-taverne-du-bagne\"\u003eblog entry HERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $8,500.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45708625805548,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_La_Place_des_Martyrs_et_la_Taverne_du_Bagne_-_detail.jpg?v=1725924637"},{"product_id":"japonism-title-page","title":"Japonism - Title Page","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching on thin laid japon paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 11 i\/iii.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe rare first state in pure etching and before letters.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the title page to a set of etchings by Felix Buot which depicts Japanese objects from the collection of Philippe Burty, who was a prominent promoter of the Japanese arts in Paris in the latter half of the 19th century.\u003cbr\u003eThe etching is actually by Henri Guérard after an assemblage of tracings by Philippe Burty of Japanese originals the collector had handed to the artist. Burty coined the term \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eJaponisme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e and can probably be credited in large part for spurring on this artistic movement.\u003cbr\u003eAnnotated “Ep. No. 1” in pencil.\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $3,100.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45708758548716,"sku":"","price":3100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Henri_Guerard_-_Japonisme_-_Title_Page_-_before_letters_-_detail.jpg?v=1725927345"},{"product_id":"embarkment-quai-in-trouville","title":"Embarkment Quai in Trouville","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmbarcadère à Trouville\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching, aquatint, and drypoint on white laid paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 126 iii\/v.\u003cbr\u003eBourcard's second, and Goodfriend's third state. A beautiful impression of the most effective state of the print, fully worked and before letters.\u003cbr\u003eThis light-filled impression renders an effect of blinding sunlight, showing that Buhot’s portrayal of atmosphere was not limited to the dark and stormy; he could render the opposite with equal brilliance.\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45708789612780,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Embarcadere_a_Trouville_-_third_state_of_five_-_detail.jpg?v=1725928210"},{"product_id":"the-owl","title":"The Owl","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLe Hibou \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching, aquatint, roulette, and drypoint on olive-greenish laid paper, 1893.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend B\/G 161 v\/v.\u003cbr\u003eAn unusual impression, probably unique, printed with the pictorial margins \"à l’essence (usually turpentine).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSigned with the large red owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe print was designed to be published as a frontispiece of an album of some of Buhot’s prints, a project that never came to fruition.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Buhot family, with their blue monogram 1985 sale stamp on the verso (Lugt 4245).\u003cbr\u003eAt the top and bottom, faint turpentine tide marks, due to the \"à l'essence\" printing. Otherwise overall in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $8,000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45716889927916,"sku":"","price":8300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Le_Hibou_-_detail.jpg?v=1726069563"},{"product_id":"sheepfold-setting-sun","title":"Sheepfold, Setting Sun","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLes Bergeries, Soleil Couchant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching and aquatint printed in warm brownish-black ink on simili-japon wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 151 iv\/iv.\u003cbr\u003eSigned with the large red owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003cbr\u003eA very fine impression, faintly time-toned, with good margins.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: San Francisco Museum of Art (J. H. Bender collection);\u003cbr\u003eAlden Galleries. Kansas City, MO (with the old price tag of $50 - circa 1930).\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly in pencil, on the verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $1,750.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45718144286956,"sku":"","price":1825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Les_Bergeries_Soleil_Couchant_-_detail.jpg?v=1726084850"},{"product_id":"the-seascape-painter","title":"The Seascape Painter","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLe Peintre de Marine \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching, aquatint, likely with touches of drypoint, on laid paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 146 iii\/iv.\u003cbr\u003eThe strange mark at the upper left is that of the plate maker, incorporated by Buhot into the image. \u003cbr\u003eSigned twice with the large red owl stamp, once in the top left plate corner, once below the platemark; annotated \"épreuve d’artiste\" and signed in pencil.\u003cbr\u003eSuperb impression. The upper left corner torn and repaired, almost invisible when the print is viewed in the mat.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $5,500.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45718231515372,"sku":"","price":5700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Le_Peintre_de_Marine_-_detail.jpg?v=1726085238"},{"product_id":"the-little-hunter","title":"The Little Hunter","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLe Petit Chasseur \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eLithograph printed in brown-gray ink on tissue-thin paper, mounted on a thick support sheet, likely to protect the fragile sheet, and quite possibly by the artist himself.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 181 i\/ii.\u003cbr\u003eVery rare in this state. Impressions of the second state are always printed in dull green.\u003cbr\u003eSigned and annotated “1er Etat” in pencil, at the top of the bottom border, and annotated similarly once more in the bottom left sheet corner.\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso of the support sheet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $3,250.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45718291677420,"sku":"","price":3375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Le_Petit_Chasseur_-_lithograph-first_state_of_two_-_detail.jpg?v=1726085563"},{"product_id":"forest","title":"Forest","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForêt \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching on laid paper, circa 1874.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 42.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA rich impression, the black ink almost pouring off the paper, lending the composition a dark and ominous feeling. Bourcard mentions that the plate was bitten very deeply and that some impressions are \"very black\", while others are inked so as to suggest some more light in the trees.\u003cbr\u003eThis early work, as some others of that time, is somewhat perplexing, rooted in existing 19th century landscape tradition, but also starting to show the artist's concern with creating unexpected atmospheres.\u003cbr\u003eSigned with the large red owl stamp (Lugt 977). \u003cbr\u003eProvenance: the family of the artist, sold in 1977 at the first studio auction, with the sale monogram stamp on the verso (Lugt 4244).\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $1,200.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45718371369196,"sku":"","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix___Buhot_-_Foret_-_very_dark_impression_-_detail.jpg?v=1726087172"},{"product_id":"winter-morning-on-the-quays","title":"Winter Morning on the Quays","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatinée d’Hiver sur les Quais \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching, aquatint, roulette, and likely touches of drypoint printed on thick white wove paper; that sheet trimmed by the artist on the platemark and tipped down (at the top of the sheet) to a larger sheet of laid paper with a larger plate area and which has only the impress, inky in places, of this second plate, circa 1880.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 158 iv\/vii.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eBuhot had clearly not been able to put to rest everything he had wanted to do with the previous incarnation of \"the Cabstand\" (see: “Une Matinée d’Hiver au Quai de l’Hotel-Dieu”, B \u0026amp; G 123), resulting in this new plate of a similar subject, this one crowded with figures next to and across from the cabs.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn this state, the man with the broom has a white hat and a white jacket.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThey turn black successively in the next two states, along with other changes to the plate.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA beautiful, richly inked trial proof impression. With Buhot’s signature and annotation “Epreuve du 3e Etat” in pencil, which appears on this second sheet, evidence that the assemblage was his idea.\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePlate size: 10 ⅜ x 14 ⅜ inches. White sheet size: 10 x 13 ¾ inches.\u003cbr\u003eDamage to the bottom (laid paper) sheet, repaired losses, tears, and a few specks of foxing in the left margin, none of it affecting the plate area.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $4,500.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45722074939628,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Matinee_d_Hiver_sur_les_Quais_-_fourth_of_seven_states_-_detail.jpg?v=1726188305"},{"product_id":"rain-and-umbrella","title":"Rain and Umbrella","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePluie et Parapluie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEtching, possibly with touches of drypoint, printed on laid paper (partial watermark suggesting Arches), ca. 1872.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 68 ii\/iii. Second state of three, the third being the cancelled state. Uncommon.\u003cbr\u003eThe subject is virtually a Buhot trademark: the rain, the old lady with the umbrella and lantern, the dogs, the narrow street (in Valognes, his hometown).\u003cbr\u003eFine, atmospheric impression with good margins.\u003cbr\u003eSigned in the plate.\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly in pencil, on the verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe price listed includes a credit card fee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eNet price, if paid by check: $800.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45722086572268,"sku":"","price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_Pluie_et_Parapluie_-_detail.jpg?v=1726188847"},{"product_id":"the-lady-with-the-swanns","title":"The Lady with the Swanns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eLa Dame aux Cygnes (original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eEtching, aquatint, roulette, and drypoint on thin laid paper, 1879.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 144 i\/iii.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA very fine impression of the extremely rare first state or of an unknown state between one and two. Bourcard describes the sky as almost blank in the first state, which is clearly not the case. It is also surprising that he would not have mentioned the heavy roulette shading that masks the swans to a large extent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eSigned with the red owl stamp (Lugt 977).\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso.\u003cbr\u003eThe paper toned inside a prior mat window, providing a rather pleasing tonal frame for the image. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003ePlate size: 4 ⅜ x 6 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45722101481708,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_La_Dame_au_Cygnes_-_rare_first_state_-_detail.jpg?v=1726189367"},{"product_id":"national-holiday-of-june-30-at-the-boulevard-clichy","title":"National Holiday of June 30 at the Boulevard Clichy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Fête National de 30 Juin au Boulevard Clichy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching and aquatint printed in two tones on wove paper, 1878.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 127 vii\/viii. \u003cbr\u003eA very fine impression in two colors, black for the main subject, grey-brown for the symphonic margins. Impressions of this plate are not commonly printed in two colors, but other color impressions exist.\u003cbr\u003eNote the date in the plate: this was before July 14 was officially accepted (in 1880) as the French national holiday, and celebrations occurred on different days. This date was chosen to coincide with the 1878 Universal Exposition in Paris. \u003cbr\u003eSigned with the large red owl stamp in the bottom plate margin (Lugt 977).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45738246602988,"sku":"","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_La_Fete_National_du_30_Juin_au_Boulevard_Clichy_-_two_tones_-_detail.jpg?v=1726535259"},{"product_id":"the-night-watch","title":"The Night Watch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Ronde de Nuit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching, drypoint, and aquatint on laid paper, 1878.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Bourcard \u0026amp; Goodfriend 70 i\/iii.  This is thought to be one of two known impressions of this state of the print, therefore rare in the extreme.\u003cbr\u003eThe subject is somewhat familiar (look up \"Pluie et Parapluie\"). We are in a different part of town, the old woman has been replaced by a night watchman, the dogs have given place to ducks, but it is still raining.\u003cbr\u003eSigned in the plate \"Félix Buhot\", almost invisibly, in the lower left plate corner, and with a tiny monogram in the upper right plate corner, as if it could be mistaken for the work of any other artist.\u003cbr\u003eThe impression is vivid and fresh, as though it had just come off the press, which is quite impossible, as the third state makes many changes.\u003cbr\u003eWith the J and G (Jim Goodfriend) initials, forming a butterfly stamped on the verso.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BUHOT, Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45738260496620,"sku":"","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/Felix_Buhot_-_La_Ronde_de_Nuit_-_detail.jpg?v=1726536228"}],"url":"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/collections\/felix-buhot\/style_symbolism+subject_public-transportation+scape_theater+subject_harvest+subject_zen-garden.oembed","provider":"Armstrong Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}