L'Hiver a Paris ou La Neige a Paris
Felix Buhot (1847-1898), L’Hiver a Paris ou La Neige a Paris, 1879, etching, aquatint, drypoint, roulette. [signed and dated in the plate Felix Buhot Paris 1879]. Reference: Bourcard/Goodfriend 5th state (of 9). In excellent condition, on a cream laid Van Gelder Zonen paper (with the watermark), the full sheet, 9 3/8 x 13 5/8, the sheet 14 7/8 x 19 1/4 inches.
A fine impression; a published state before additional work was done primarily involving the dogs in the foreground.
Bourcard’s description of the states for this print are clarified by Goodfriend, who describes 9 states (Bourcard had only 5). Goodfriend notes that in the fourth state the aquatint in the lower skating scene and elsewhere is solid, but in the fifth state it is streaked; it is streaked in this impression. In addition the shading lines in the buildings at the top are extended beyond the borderline in this state.
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