Auguste Brouet - The Fortune Teller (1st plate) - Ba 426
Ba 426

The Fortune Teller (1st plate)

etching (1919)
A young woman, unclothed except for her stockings, lying on a bed, seen in profile, turns her back. An old woman, on the right, is playing cards on the sheet.
2nd state, 212 mm × 145 mm.
Printed at 75 impressions and 4 artist proofs.
Boutitie 117, IFF 7.3, BN, BPL 13, EB 111 ?, EG 73a, EG C 52 ?.
The background has been reworked, the upper left corner darkened with drypoint, and a few lines have been added in the shadows of the seat and the background. The modelling of the young woman's body, her hairstyle and the cushions has been refined.

Priv. coll.
Previous state
1st state, 212 mm × 145 mm.
BPL 13.
The subject is complete and the shadows have been sketched.