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Auguste Brouet - Portrait of M. A... - Ba 402
Ba 402

Portrait of M. A...

etching (1916)
It is a portrait of a man with a prominent nose, a high forehead and a full beard, seen from the front.
2nd state, 103 mm × 87 mm.
Printed at 30 impressions.
Boutitie 264, auteur, EG 61.
With some additional shadow work especially on the upper right eyelid.
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Priv. coll.
The background is treated in aquatint, a process commonly used by Brouet around this time to produce tinted effects, for example in his nudes. Also called Portrait of the Man with a Broken Nose, the plate is quite rare. It is strictly contemporary with the Portrait of Grignard (Ba 401). For a conjecture as to the model, please refer to this note.
Previous state
1st state, 103 mm × 87 mm.
BPL 1.