14. Adolphe Beaufrère
(1876-1960)
Bords de la Laïta avec le Pêcheur

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Beaufrère, Bords de la Laïta

Bords de la Laïta avec le Pêcheur

Etching, 1922, 199 x 220 mm., B. N. Inv. 131, Merrien 20-04 iii/iii. Fine impression on laid paper with good margins, signed and numbered in pencil from the edition of 60. Some artists, for whatever reason, simply do not make it outside their native countries, and such is largely the case with both Beaufrère and his friend and colleague Frélaut. Beaufrère was born in Brittany and many of his works, like this one, focus on local scenes. As opposed to the Brouet etching above, textures are not the concern here. Beaufrère’s etchings are all about light and movement and their interrelationship. The fluent etched line here evokes the movement of foliage and water and that, in turn, changes the values and placements of light and shadow. Rembrandt knew about that too.