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Auguste Brouet - The Piety Shop Lady - Ba 226
Ba 226

The Piety Shop Lady

etching (1922)
The merchant stands in the darkness of her shop. The stall displays a shield with a cross and other religious objects.
2nd state, 76 mm × 105 mm.
Printed at 100 impressions and 10 artist proofs.
Boutitie 263, IFF 19.5, BPL 13, EG 60, EG C 43.
After additional shadow work to darken the interior of the shop and reinforce the values on the lintel.

Priv. coll.
Plate from the section of Saint Etienne des Tonneliers (Ba 114), like the Rue des Cordeliers (Ba 341) and the Gothic Portal (Ba 342) and published by Lefèvre and Son (London) and E. Bignou (Paris). Warnod tells us about the Sacré-Coeur that the candle-seller is as usual at her post; she lives all day in the half-light and the vague smell of incense; she seems almost to fear the open air and the bright sun (Le Vieux Montmartre, p. 77).
Previous state
1st state, 76 mm × 105 mm.
Printed at 4 impressions.
Boutitie 262.