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The Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre
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About this 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Chapel Saint-Michel at l'Estre, 1881. Félix Hilaire Buhot (French, 1847–1898). Etching, drypoint and roulette; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt, 1999.301
