Ba 124

Old Street in Les Damps

etching (1912)

A village alley, seen in enfilade: to the right and to the left, old stone and wooden houses. To the left, a group of three children. In the background, a hill topped by two trees and a small house. At the bottom, the silhouette of a man.

2^nd state, 194 mm × 163 mm.
Printed at 75 impressions and 4 artist proofs.
Boutitie 29, BPL 6.

With the shadows added.

Priv. coll.

Proofs printed by E. Delâtre and stamped by the Cercle de la Librairie. Print described in the Bibliographie de la France (Chronique, 1915, p. 64, no. 1145: Georges Petit éditeur, 8 rue de Sèze, Vieille Rue, 0.155×0.195, without remarque, original etching in color by Brouet; 10 proofs on parchment (100 fr), 15 proofs on japon (75 fr) and 50 proofs on hollande 50 fr). Note that the height of the print shown here differs by 8 mm. This plate forms a pair with Coin de Campagne aux Damps (Ba 123).

1^st state, 194 mm × 163 mm.
Printed at 2 ou 3 state proofs.
BPL 6.

Before the shadows in particular on the facade of the building in the middle of the plate, on the hair of the boy in the group in the background, on the apron of the girl with the doll.