Ba 241
The Matress Makers
etching, etching (1920)
In the foreground to the left, two children are working on the mattress wool. Behind them, the father is operating the carding machine while two women are remaking a mattress. In the background, on the right, at the end of a passageway, two housewives are preparing a meal, while on the left, through the opening in a wooden fence, we can see a man and a woman talking in front of a shanty.
2nd state, 217 mm × 124 mm.
Printed at 75 impressions, 3 state proofs and 10 artist proofs.
Boutitie 102, BPL 13, EG 64.With many additional shadow works on the characters and buildings, and the backgrounds added on the left. Edition of 25 proofs on japan and 50 proofs on tinted laid paper.