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Comparison of two impressions (the first and final state) reveals how completely distinct they are, as if two different artists, working side by side, interpreted the same scene. With the addition of etching and more detail, the final plate becomes a…

This counterproof was made by laying a clean sheet atop a freshly printed impression and passing both through the press. It was created as a cul-de-lampe or tailpiece for an article on Buhot by Octave Uzanne, published in the journal Le Livre in…

With the addition of large, intimidating birds in the sky, a darkening of the image, and brightening of the highlights, the scene becomes a surreal phantasmagoria, tempting the viewer to regard the print as an allegory of life and its dangers. In…

Buhot remembered the image of his Autumn Morning and decided, many years later, to return to the subject, but now in lithography. In contrast to the much smaller and earlier etching, the lithograph presents the appearance of a crayon drawing, far…

Buhot remembered the image of his Autumn Morning and decided, many years later, to return to the subject, but now in lithography. In contrast to the much smaller and earlier etching, the lithograph presents the appearance of a crayon drawing, far…

One can assume that the location in this image is Normandy, for Buhot returned many times to his hometown. Comparison of two impressions (the first and final state) reveals how completely distinct they are, as if two different artists, working side…

The image is often described as Buhot’s most charming print, a portrayal of the archetypical French couple heading home in a rainstorm under a single umbrella. Buhot added detailed margins to the left, reflecting what might be found within the…

The lonely painter, laden with his gear and trudging along the sand by the wave-encrusted sea, provides a melancholic but straightforward subject. It is transformed, however, into a fantastic image as creatures of the sea and air appear as…

Buhot rarely made prints of generic landscape, generally preferring to etch and interpret actual scenes known to him. This print stands out in his work for its anonymity of place and its execution, in which detail is largely obscured in the depth of…

Buhot made a number of prints after paintings by others, usually for commercial ends—as images, for example, to be included in a book or catalogue. It was a way of making money for a young artist. This print, however, is not among them. It is,…