Ba 323

The Travelling Basket Makers

etching (1924)

A gypsy camp: in the foreground, a child is standing, while a man and a woman are seated in front of a table doing basketwork.

4^th state, 135 mm × 88 mm.
Boutitie 335.

With the letter of the greeting card of Jean Alexis. Plate mentioned by H. Petiet.

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3^rd state, 135 mm × 88 mm.
Printed at 16 impressions and 2 state proofs.
Famille de l'artiste.

The plate has been cut and the group of itinerant basket makers erased to make room for a small scene of circus people at rest. The main motif becomes the organ player seen from behind.

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2^nd state, 232 mm × 130 mm.
Printed at 75 impressions and 10 artist proofs.
Boutitie 312, IFF 31.10, BN, BPL 13, EH 8.

The modeling of the characters has been added and the shadows finished, especially under the table.

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1^st state, 232 mm × 130 mm.
Printed at 15 impressions and 5 state proofs.
Boutitie 312, BPL 13, EH 8.

Line drawing, with some shadows inside the caravan and under the basket maker's seat.

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