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Sheep Pens, Setting Sun (Les Bergeries, Soleil couchant)
Sheep Pens, Setting Sun (Les Bergeries, Soleil couchant)
Sheep Pens, Setting Sun (Les Bergeries, Soleil couchant)

Sheep Pens, Setting Sun (Les Bergeries, Soleil couchant)

Maker (French, 1847-1898)
Date1881
MediumEtching and drypoint on wove paper
DimensionsPlate: 5-1/8 x 10-1/2 in. (13 x 26.7 cm)
Sheet: 8-1/2 x 14 in. (21.4 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Gift of the Friends of the Smart Museum, 1996
Collections
Object number1996.47
Status
Not on view
Description

Buhot has been described as "one of the best known, respected, and collected printmakers of his time." His etchings were more experimental than those of his forerunners in the Etching Revival: he favored combinations of complex tonal techniques rather than the pure etched line of Félix Bracquemond, Maxime Lalanne, and Charles Jacque. The variety of lush results he achieved appear in many of his prints.