Street Scene in London

Felix Hilaire Buhot (1847-1898) was a French etcher known for the atmospherically composed, precisely observed etchings that make him one of the most accomplished etchers of the 19th-century French tradition. Street Scene in London from 1879 depicts a street scene in London in the atmospherically composed, precisely observed manner that distinguishes Buhot's best work from the more general etching of his contemporaries. Buhot was known for his atmospherically composed, precisely observed etchings that capture the mood and atmosphere of urban scenes—particularly London—using his innovative 'symphonic margin' technique of adding marginal sketches to the main composition, and Street Scene in London shows the French etching tradition at its most atmospherically composed.

Street Scene in London is important in the history of French printmaking because it demonstrates the atmospherically composed, precisely observed manner that Buhot brought to etching as one of the most accomplished etchers of the 19th-century French tradition. Buhot's atmospherically composed, precisely observed etchings—using his innovative 'symphonic margin' technique of adding marginal sketches to the main composition—represent one of the most accomplished traditions in French printmaking, and the 1879 etching shows this tradition at its most atmospherically composed.

Street Scene in London is Buhot's atmospherically composed French etching: a London street scene rendered in the precisely observed manner of one of the most accomplished etchers of the 19th century. The 1879 etching shows Buhot's innovative 'symphonic margin' technique at its most atmospherically composed.