Auguste Brouet - Bric-à-Brac Seller Avenue Michelet - Ba 83
Ba 83

Bric-à-Brac Seller Avenue Michelet

etching (1914)
In the foreground to the right a woman is carrying a heavy bag on her back. She is in conversation with a merchant sitting in the middle of his merchandise spread out on the ground. In the background, in the center, a group of people leaning against a cart. In the background, a landscape of the area.
2nd state, 150 mm × 92 mm.
Printed at 100 impressions, 2 state proofs and 5 artist proofs.
Boutitie 33, IFF 1.6, BPL 7, Universität Osnabrück, EB 86, EG 35 (?).
The figure in the foreground is now entirely shaded by fine, almost horizontal hatching. The shadows on the skirt of the woman in the middle of the group in the second plan are also more sustained.
Previous state
1st state, 150 mm × 92 mm.
Printed at 3 state proofs.
BPL 7.
Before the additional shadow work.

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