Félix Buhot
Félix Hilaire Buhot (born July 9, 1847 in Valognes , † April 26, 1898 in Paris ) was a French painter and illustrator.
Life
He is considered one of the innovators of etching in France in the 19th century with Felix Bracquemond and Charles Jacque . He used various, including experimental, techniques in his prints (in addition to etching, aquatint , drypoint and modern processes such as photomechanical reproduction) and was known for his marges symphoniques , in which he built detailed views into his prints, inspired by the edge details of medieval manuscripts. Many of his prints depict Paris and especially the neighborhood of his apartment on Boulevard de Clichy. Other popular motifs were scenes by the sea and he also published depictions of scenes from London. Characteristics were often representations of the effects of the weather. Buhot was very successful in his day and exhibited regularly in Paris salons from 1875 to 1886.
He illustrated many of the books by Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly .
In 1888 he had an exhibition in New York City organized by the art dealer Frederick Keppel.
He signed with FB (also inverted) and also with an owl.
literature
- J.-L. Adam, Notice sur la vie et l'œuvre de Félix Buhot , Évreux, impr. de l'Eure, 1900
- Bourcard, Catalog descriptif de l'œuvre gravé de Buhot , Paris, Floury, 1899
- J.-L. Dufresne, V. Sueur, A. Mc Queen, Félix Buhot. Peintre graveur entre Romantisme et impressionnisme. 1847-1898 , Cherbourg, Isoète, 1998
- Pierre Leberruyer, Le Peintre graveur aquafortiste Félix Buhot (1847-1898) , Editions Manche-Tourisme. 1979
- Léonce Bénédite, Félix Buhot: Étude biographique et critique, suivie du catalog de l'œuvre gravé de cet artiste exposé au Musée du Luxembourg , Paris, Librairie de l'Art ancien et Moderne, 1902, from Revue de l'art ancien et moderne .
- Frederick Keppel The late Félix Buhot, painter-etcher , New York, around 1910
- Claude Roger-Marx, La Gravure originale au XIX siecle , Somogy, Paris, 1962, p. 162
Web links
- Information on Félix Buhot in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Exhibition at the National Gallery of Arts
- Some of his prints
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buhot, Felix |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buhot, Félix Hilaire (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valognes |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1898 |
| Place of death | Paris |