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Auguste Brouet - The Gate in Moret - Ba 119
Ba 119

The Gate in Moret

etching (1910)
The postern, seen from inside the town, has an ogival arch. It is slightly arched on the outside. In a corner, on the right, a man is sitting near a door. A child has his back to him. A few chickens are pecking on the pavement in the foreground.
3rd state, 268 mm × 216 mm.
Printed at 30 impressions and 4 artist proofs.
Boutitie 19, BPL 7.
The paving has been added. The seated figure on the right is darker: thin diagonal hatching has been added on the chest and legs. The chick in the right foreground is now firmly drawn.

Galerie Roussard
Commissioned by Diétrich. What strikes you at first sight on entering Moret is the importance of the remains of the fortifications [...] We will not leave the Porte du Pont without admiring, a few steps from the Hôtel de l'Ecu, the postern with its ogival door...Situated in the middle of the old buildings that surround it, it is one of the artists' favourite spots (Viatte, 1912, p. 89).
Previous states
2nd state, 193 mm × 200 mm.
Printed at 2 ou 3 state proofs.
Boutitie 18, BPL 7.
The characters have been added, the chickens finished and the modelling of the postern reinforced.

1st state, 193 mm × 200 mm.
Printed at 3 state proofs.
BPL 7.
The first state is in line, before the characters. The chickens are barely sketched.

BPL