

Curatorial Narrative In the early 1880s, Flix Hilaire Buhot was part of a small circle of avant-garde artists pushing the boundaries of modern printmaking. His creation “Chapelle de Saint Michel de Lestre” exemplifies the intersection of Realism and Romanticism that defined this era. The artist’s use of fine brushwork imbues the landscape with an almost tactile quality, as if the sepia-toned church and surrounding foliage are suspended in a state of atmospheric equilibrium.When enlarged to its intended scale of 82×44 inches, the palette and spatial depth of “Chapelle de Saint Michel de Lestre” assume a level of chromatic structure that is at once spare and nuanced. The monochromatic tones seem to hover just above the surface of the paper, like a veil of mist clinging to the stone faade of the chapel. As one views this work in a luxury interior setting, the spatial rhythm established by Buhot’s design invites consideration of materia
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