Felix Buhot
(1847-1898)
"L'Hiver a Paris," 1879
Etching with aquatint, drypoint, and roulette on cream wove paper
An impression of the ninth (final) state
Signed with the artist's red owl ink stamp in the lower right corner of the image
Plate: 9.25" H x 13.5" W; Sheet: 12.5" H x 17.5" W
Provenance: The Collection of Frederick W. Davis
Private Collection, Southern California, by descent from the above

Literature: Bourcard/Goodfriend 128 ix/IX

Other Notes: Sometimes known by the alternate title, "La Neige a Paris." James Goodfriend, co-author of the catalogue raisonne for Buhot's prints, describes this pieces as, "Possibly [the artist's] best known print, not least because of the widespread dissemination of a published edition (in states iv and v) in the journal "L'Art"....Buhot's image of the Place Breda (which no longer exists) is the perfect evocation of a particular day, time and place, an almost Proustian recapturing of the past....The marginal sketches, here limited to the left and bottom of the plate and both amusing and pitiful in turn, add to the perspective of the principal scene."

The sheet is heavily light stained throughout the image. A pinhead-size spot of grime near the top of the right margin, not affecting the image. Old paper tape along the upper margin edge, verso. The sheet is loose, currently secured to the back mat with clear archival corners.

Framed under glass: 14.75" H x 19" W x 0.5" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.