Les Salles d’Estampes en Province
1877
Félix Buhot captures the gritty charm of a French print shop with this lively etching, where the title 'Les Salles d'Estampes' is boldly scrawled right onto the stone archway. Two quirky figures, likely print hunters carrying large portfolios, huddle outside the entrance, while inside we get a peek at a sunlit gallery where others browse the walls. Buhot was a master of the 'painterly etching,' treating the copper plate like a sketchbook to capture the atmospheric hustle of 19th-century street life. This specific image served as a title page for a series published in Le Journal des Arts, celebrating the hidden treasures of provincial art collections.
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