Un Grain à Trouville (Squall at Trouville)
1874/1875
Medium
etching and aquatint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 16 x 24.1 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.) sheet: 26.7 x 41.2 cm (10 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection
Accession Number
1995.54.30
Art Historical Context
Félix-Hilaire Buhot's *Un Grain à Trouville (Squall at Trouville)*, created around 1874–1875, captures the raw drama of a sudden coastal storm at the fashionable Normandy resort of Trouville. This bustling seaside spot drew artists and Parisians seeking respite from city life, and Buhot, a master printmaker, vividly evokes its turbulent energy. His work reflects the era's fascination with fleeting natural effects, echoing the Impressionist spirit amid France's post-Commune recovery. Printed in black etching and aquatint on wove paper (plate 16 × 24.1 cm), Buhot masterfully blends etching's cr...
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...