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The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre

Félix Buhot1881

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

After inking the plate, instead of wiping all of the excess ink off of the surface, Buhot purposely left
a thin layer of ink on the sky and water, creating an effect of atmosphere and mist.

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  • Title: The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre
  • Creator: Félix Hilaire Buhot (French, 1847-1898)
  • Date Created: 1881
  • Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 23.2 x 33.3 cm (9 1/8 x 13 1/8 in.); Platemark: 14 x 27.3 cm (5 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.301
  • Medium: etching, drypoint and roulette
  • State of work: IV/IV
  • Inscriptions: in graphite, lower right: epreuve d'artiste/ Felix Buhot; signed, titled and dated in plate
  • Department: Prints
  • Culture: France, 19th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt
  • Collection: PR - Etching
  • Accession Number: 1999.301
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