A Storm at Trouville
Title
A Storm at Trouville
Description
The subject matter presented here is typical of the French nineteenth-century landscape painter Eugène Boudin, whose work Buhot admired. However, this image is not based on any Boudin painting or sketch; it is Buhot’s original conception.
The print was popular as a published image (in its fifth state), but Buhot retrieved the plate after publication and reworked it (a typical procedure for him), adding below the main image a small panorama of sketches and greatly enhancing the entire composition. Impressions in this state are scarce. The signature on the plate is an early one, with Buhot’s name purposefully reversed: “Tohub,” something the critic and collector Philippe Burty talked him out of soon afterwards.
The print was popular as a published image (in its fifth state), but Buhot retrieved the plate after publication and reworked it (a typical procedure for him), adding below the main image a small panorama of sketches and greatly enhancing the entire composition. Impressions in this state are scarce. The signature on the plate is an early one, with Buhot’s name purposefully reversed: “Tohub,” something the critic and collector Philippe Burty talked him out of soon afterwards.
Creator
Félix Buhot
French, 1847–1898
French, 1847–1898
Source
Private collection
Date
1874
Rights
This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.
Format
Etching, drypoint, aquatint, and roulette
State six of seven
Plate: 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches
State six of seven
Plate: 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Citation
Félix Buhot
French, 1847–1898
, “A Storm at Trouville,” Félix Buhot: Printmaker of Nineteenth-Century France, accessed March 12, 2026, https://buhotatthepalmer.arts.psu.edu/items/show/12.