Ba 92

The Family

dry point, roller (1911)

It is night. Brightly lit from the left, eleven gypsies are grouped around a table. A woman is breastfeeding a naked baby. A child is sitting on the floor in the middle of the room, in the half-light. They are listening to an accordion tune.

4^th state, 207 mm × 232 mm.
Printed at 30 impressions and 6 artist proofs.
Boutitie 109, BPL 14.

After cutting the plate below and the last works of definition of the drawing on the left on the staircase of the caravan and on the right on the table and the accordionist.

Priv. coll.

3^rd state, 207 mm × 307 mm.
Printed at 1 à 3 state proof.
BPL 14.

The lower left drawing has been reshaped: a woman's head has appeared, as well as a stool in the foreground and small objects on the table. The breastfeeding mother is upright.

2^nd state, 207 mm × 307 mm.
Printed at 1 ou 2 state proof.
BPL 14.

The drawing has not been modified, but the densest blacks, obtained with the roulette wheel, have been softened, especially at the bottom and on the right, so that the light is less harsh.

1^st state, 207 mm × 307 mm.
Printed at 1 ou 2 state proof.
BPL 14.

The woman breastfeeding, in the centre, is bent over her child. The table is empty. The night effect is very contrasting.