Auguste Brouet - The Etching Lovers - Ba 35
Ba 35

The Etching Lovers

etching (1912)
In a dealer's shop, two print lovers examine a large artwork held on a print stand. One is seated, his hat on his head, while the other is standing peering intently on the print.
3rd state, 75 mm × 100 mm.
BPL 7.
With the letter Dietrich et Co, Editeurs d'Art, Brussels, 10 place du Musée.
Previous states
2nd state, 75 mm × 100 mm.
Printed at 25 impressions.
Boutitie 9, BPL 7, EB 16.
With the monogram in the lower left corner. The frame bands have been lightened and the shadows in the plate worked with etching, roulette and aquatint, especially on the figures and the easel. Before the letter.

Priv. coll.
1st state, 75 mm × 100 mm.
Printed at 3 impressions.
BPL 7.
Before the extra work, with a double framing strip.

BPL