Cour à Clichy (etching, 1910)Les blessés - Parc de Saint-Cloud (etching, 1915)
Auguste Brouet was born and raised in a poor family in the popular north-east quarters of Paris and in Les Lilas, in the near suburbs. While apprenticed to a lithographer, he struggled for artistic education through the evening drawing classes of Eugène Quignolot (Dijon, 1847- Jouarre, 1921), also briefly attending Gustave Moreau's atelier.[1] Starting from around 1895 he would make a living by doing hack work for fashionable artists and also crafting reproductive etchings in color, in the workshop of Eugène Delâtre. [fr]. Around 1902 he started to devise original etchings, sometimes larger pieces in color, more often smaller works in black and white,[2]: 381 as was the growing trend at the time.
In the 1920s, his etchings came under strong demand both in France and in the United States,[2]: 380 in the wake of the Print Revival. At that time, he also produced a significant body of book illustrations,[3] most notably for Devambez, under the direction of Edouard Chimot. This period of prosperity ends with the Great Depression, from which the print market never quite recovered. Brouet died in 1941 in poverty.[4]
Styleedit
The art of Auguste Brouet belongs to the classical tradition. Brouet remained almost completely impervious to the modernist trends developing at the time. There are two characteristics which make a Brouet etching unmistakable:
a certain expressive looseness of the drawing, which in his best work blends magnificently with his use of light and shades
a very keen and sympathetic eye for all the lower social categories, their daily activities and shabby surroundings. Even his war subjects display this inner restraint and brooding mood which are so distinctive of his work.
As to books, he devised illustrations for a dozen volumes. Not surprisingly he came out at his best with texts inspired by Naturalism, such as Edmond de Goncourt's novel Les Frères Zemganno[5] or Joris-Karl Huysmans's collection of short stories Le Drageoir aux Epices.[6]
Catalogsedit
His work is listed in:
the catalog of the Bonabeau collection, with most of Brouet's production of original etchings until 1923.[7]
the catalog of the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.[8]
a searchable online catalogue [9] of Brouet's original etchings, excluding colour etchings and illustrations.
Bibliographyedit
Bergquist, Stephen A. "The Musical Paris of Auguste Brouet", Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconography XLIII/1-2 (2018), 67-85.
Referencesedit
^Heubert, Jean (June 1914). "Auguste Brouet". La Gravure et la Lithographie Française. 104: 196.
^ abDelteil, Loÿs (1925–1927). Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes des XIXe et XXe siècles. Vol. 2. Paris: Dorbon-Aîné.
^Hesse, Raymond (1930). Auguste Brouet - étude; lettre-préface de Henri Focillon. Les artistes du livre. Paris: H. Babou.
^Descaves, Lucien (1946). Souvenirs d'un ours. Paris: Les Éditions de Paris.
^de Goncourt, Edmond (1921). Les Frères Zemganno. Eaux-fortes dessinées et gravées par Auguste Brouet. Paris: F. Grégoire.
^Huysmans, Joris-Karl (1929). Le Drageoir aux épices. Illustré de 54 eaux-fortes originales gravées par Auguste Brouet. Paris: les Graveurs modernes.
^Boutitie, Gaston (1923). Auguste Brouet : catalogue de son oeuvre gravé. précédé d'une étude de Gustave Geffroy. Paris: G. Boutitie. (with online preview)
^Laran, Jean; Adhémar, Jean (1942). Inventaire du fonds français après 1800 / Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes. Vol. Tome troisième, Bocquin–Byon. pp. 451 et ff.
^"Auguste Brouet - Etchings". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to etchings by Brouet.
Auguste Brouet - a short bio (in English)
January 01, 1970
auguste, brouet, 1872, 1941, french, etcher, book, illustrator, born, 1872, october, 1872paris, french, third, republicdied8, november, 1941, 1941, aged, paris, german, military, administration, occupied, france, during, world, iinationality, legal, frenchknow. Auguste Brouet 1872 1941 was a French etcher and book illustrator Auguste BrouetBorn 1872 10 10 10 October 1872Paris French Third RepublicDied8 November 1941 1941 11 08 aged 69 Paris German military administration in occupied France during World War IINationality legal FrenchKnown forEtching Contents 1 Biography 2 Style 3 Catalogs 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksBiography edit nbsp Cour a Clichy etching 1910 nbsp Les blesses Parc de Saint Cloud etching 1915 Auguste Brouet was born and raised in a poor family in the popular north east quarters of Paris and in Les Lilas in the near suburbs While apprenticed to a lithographer he struggled for artistic education through the evening drawing classes of Eugene Quignolot Dijon 1847 Jouarre 1921 also briefly attending Gustave Moreau s atelier 1 Starting from around 1895 he would make a living by doing hack work for fashionable artists and also crafting reproductive etchings in color in the workshop of Eugene Delatre fr Around 1902 he started to devise original etchings sometimes larger pieces in color more often smaller works in black and white 2 381 as was the growing trend at the time In the 1920s his etchings came under strong demand both in France and in the United States 2 380 in the wake of the Print Revival At that time he also produced a significant body of book illustrations 3 most notably for Devambez under the direction of Edouard Chimot This period of prosperity ends with the Great Depression from which the print market never quite recovered Brouet died in 1941 in poverty 4 Style editThe art of Auguste Brouet belongs to the classical tradition Brouet remained almost completely impervious to the modernist trends developing at the time There are two characteristics which make a Brouet etching unmistakable a certain expressive looseness of the drawing which in his best work blends magnificently with his use of light and shades a very keen and sympathetic eye for all the lower social categories their daily activities and shabby surroundings Even his war subjects display this inner restraint and brooding mood which are so distinctive of his work As to books he devised illustrations for a dozen volumes Not surprisingly he came out at his best with texts inspired by Naturalism such as Edmond de Goncourt s novel Les Freres Zemganno 5 or Joris Karl Huysmans s collection of short stories Le Drageoir aux Epices 6 Catalogs editHis work is listed in the catalog of the Bonabeau collection with most of Brouet s production of original etchings until 1923 7 the catalog of the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France 8 a searchable online catalogue 9 of Brouet s original etchings excluding colour etchings and illustrations Bibliography editBergquist Stephen A The Musical Paris of Auguste Brouet Music in Art International Journal for Music Iconography XLIII 1 2 2018 67 85 References edit Heubert Jean June 1914 Auguste Brouet La Gravure et la Lithographie Francaise 104 196 a b Delteil Loys 1925 1927 Manuel de l amateur d estampes des XIXe et XXe siecles Vol 2 Paris Dorbon Aine Hesse Raymond 1930 Auguste Brouet etude lettre preface de Henri Focillon Les artistes du livre Paris H Babou Descaves Lucien 1946 Souvenirs d un ours Paris Les Editions de Paris de Goncourt Edmond 1921 Les Freres Zemganno Eaux fortes dessinees et gravees par Auguste Brouet Paris F Gregoire Huysmans Joris Karl 1929 Le Drageoir aux epices Illustre de 54 eaux fortes originales gravees par Auguste Brouet Paris les Graveurs modernes Boutitie Gaston 1923 Auguste Brouet catalogue de son oeuvre grave precede d une etude de Gustave Geffroy Paris G Boutitie with online preview Laran Jean Adhemar Jean 1942 Inventaire du fonds francais apres 1800 Bibliotheque nationale Departement des estampes Vol Tome troisieme Bocquin Byon pp 451 et ff Auguste Brouet Etchings Retrieved 4 October 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to etchings by Brouet Auguste Brouet a short bio in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Auguste Brouet amp oldid 1158933618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
