The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre (1881): Art, History and Details
The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1881, etching, drypoint and roulette. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre (1881) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Félix Hilaire Buhot (French, 1847–1898).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
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.
Object facts
- Title: The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre
- Date: 1881
- Creator attribution: Félix Hilaire Buhot (French, 1847–1898)
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Type: Print
- Technique: etching, drypoint and roulette
- 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.)
- Collection: PR - Etching
- Department: Prints
- Accession number: 1999.301
Collection credit
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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