Etching, inscribed, 3e état no 1/femme portant des seaux, one of only two impressions of the third state of seven, printed in black ink, on fine, laid paper with arches watermark, the full sheet, a few smudges and some soiling and handling creases in the margins associated with the printing

Catalogue reference: Delteil 85

In this early state, the dominance of the beautifully modulated and atmospheric aquatint grain suffuses the image with a misty early morning light.

Provenance: Henri M. Petiet, Paris (probably acquired from the estate of Ambroise Vollard)

Heirs of Henri M. Petiet, Paris