Auguste Brouet - The Two Thieves - Ba 26
Ba 26

The Two Thieves

(1907)
A brawl between two men who roll on the ground while a third one runs away on a donkey.
4th state, 120 mm × 186 mm.
Printed at 75 impressions, 3 state proofs and 15 artist proofs.
IFF 1.11, Universität Osnabrück, auteur, ER.
The final state, for the Petiet-Alexis edition. On the plate, given by Borderel, the letter of the menu has been erased and replaced by a second remark, a man's head.

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Previous states
3rd state, 120 mm × 186 mm.
Printed at 40 impressions.
Boutitie 51, auteur, EB 38.
The state that illustrated the menu, with the letter from the Société des Amis des Livres, the mention "Engraved by A. Brouet after Daumier" in italics immediately below the engraved part, on the left, and the remark below the subject on the right.

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2nd state, 120 mm × 186 mm.
auteur.
Preparatory state for the menu, before the letter, but with a remark under the subject on the right, a man sitting in XVIIth century costume.

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1st state, 120 mm × 186 mm.
Printed at 5 impressions.
BPL 9, auteur.
Before the letter and the remarks. Condition printed at 5 copies according to the annotation of the Guiot Ceres catalogue.

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