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Auguste Brouet - The Pawnbroker - Ba 56
Ba 56

The Pawnbroker

etching (1914)
The lender, sitting with a dog on her lap, has a cushion under her feet. She is surrounded by the bric-a-brac of deposits, books, statuette, hat boxes, boots. The head of a young customer appears at the counter.
3rd state, 102 mm × 94 mm.
Printed at 75 impressions, 4+2 state proofs and 4 artist proofs.
Boutitie 39, IFF 1.8, BN, BPL 7, EB 87, EG 35.
The lender's right cheek and temple were darkened by fine drypoint strokes and 4 trial prints were drawn, then the lender's face was almost imperceptibly softened.

Priv. coll.
The fourth and last state was published by Diétrich in 1914.
Previous states
2nd state, 102 mm × 94 mm.
Printed at 2 state proofs.
BPL 7.
With the shadows. The cheek and the right temple of the lender appear in pure white.

1st state, 102 mm × 94 mm.
Printed at 3 state proofs.
BPL 7.
Before numerous drypoint shadows on the dress of the lender, under the table and on the background.