Westminster Place
1884
Félix Hilaire Buhot brings London to life in this bustling 1884 etching, framing the iconic Palace of Westminster and Big Ben within a chaotic, sketchy border. While the central scene offers a relatively serene view of the Thames with its bobbing boats, the margins explode with energetic vignettes of everyday life, from street scenes to historical figures. Buhot, a French artist associated with Impressionism, loved capturing the fleeting atmosphere of a city, treating the edges of his prints as a playground for his wildest ideas. It's like looking at a formal portrait of London, only to realize the frame is telling its own wild, untold stories!
- Technique
- Etching and drypoint
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- Paper
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