Who created "Le Hibou (The Owl)"?

Le Hibou (The Owl) was created by Félix-Hilaire Buhot in 1883.

Is "Le Hibou (The Owl)" in the public domain?

Yes, Le Hibou (The Owl) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Le Hibou (The Owl)

Q: What medium is "Le Hibou (The Owl)"?

Le Hibou (The Owl) is etching, drypoint, aquatint, and saltground, with burnishing and roulette in black and brown ink on wove paper.

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

1883

Medium

etching, drypoint, aquatint, and saltground, with burnishing and roulette in black and brown ink on wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 45.4 × 32.4 cm (17 7/8 × 12 3/4 in.) sheet: 63 × 44.8 cm (24 13/16 × 17 5/8 in.)

Classification

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection, Gift in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

Accession Number

2017.199.4

About the Artist

Félix-Hilaire Buhot · 1847–1898

Félix-Hilaire Buhot was born on July 9, 1847, in Valognes, a small town in Normandy, France, into a modest family—his father a wine merchant and his mother a seller of women's clothes. Orphaned by age seven after losing both parents and his maternal grandmother, he was raised by relatives, including a godfather, and received an early introduction to drawing from his adopted mother's nephew. In 186...

Le Hibou (The Owl)

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