Auguste Brouet - Footbridge on the Yser - Ba 173.1
Ba 173.1

Footbridge on the Yser

etching (1916)
It is raining, a makeshift footbridge crosses the Yser River with its desolate banks. In the foreground, a soldier has just crossed the river with a prisoner. He is followed by two other soldiers. In the distance, a small group is moving forward.
2nd state, 238 mm × 320 mm.
Printed at 150 impressions.
Boutitie 125, BPL 1, auteur.
With the letter Impressions de Guerre - Original engravings by A. Brouet - 1914-1915 - G. Boutitie Edit.

Priv. coll.
Previous state
1st state, 238 mm × 320 mm.
Printed at 3 state proofs.
BPL 5.
Before the letter.