Les Poilus by Auguste Brouet
Les Poilus
Auguste Brouet
Title
Les Poilus
Artist
Year
c. 1914
Technique
drypoint and roulette
Image Size
4 x 3 1/8" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
one of 5 proofs before letters
Annotations
dedicated in pencil "á Delatre"
Reference
Geffroy 156
Paper
ADL watermarked antique-white paper
State
i/ii
Publisher
Inventory ID
7147
Price
SOLD
Description
One of only five proofs in this state, this impression is dedicated by Brouet to the printer Delatre and bears Delatre's collector's stamp (Lugt 742). There were 40 impressions of this printed on a menu for the "Amis des Livres" by Jean Borderel. Rare.