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Auguste Brouet - The Lute Maker (2nd plate) - Ba 39
Ba 39

The Lute Maker (2nd plate)

etching (1910)
In an indescribable mess lit by a window with a gable, the violin maker, seated on the right in a large armchair, is working on a violin.
2nd state, 157 mm × 135 mm.
Printed at 100 impressions, 10 state proofs and 10 artist proofs.
Boutitie 181, IFF 13.3, BPL 10, BN, auteur.

Priv. coll.
The composition of the Little Violin Maker (Ba 38) is preserved, but the work on the arrangement of shapes and shadows has rendered it illegible, which reinforces the impression of disorder and magnifies the feeling of concentration and isolation of the character. Boutitie is rather confused here: B. 180 (A) actually refers to the Little Violin Maker (Ba 38), but is illustrated by B. 180, the first state of the present plate.
Previous state
1st state, 157 mm × 135 mm.
Printed at 4 impressions.
Boutitie 180, BPL 10.
Before the details of the window and the background on the right, as well as many other works. Illustrated by 180 (A) in catalogue B.