About this catalogue raisonné

This website, dedicated to the painter and engraver Auguste Brouet (1872-1941), consists of two volumes. First, the present catalogue raisonné. It is written in English: the French version is accessed through the language switch in the menu. Second, a biography accompanied by notes. This second part is mostly in French.

This catalog was compiled from the Boutitie catalog. Dating from 1923, it contains 271 entries (B. 1 to 271) describing just over 200 prints, not including states. It was supplemented until around 1930 by Henri Petiet, who added around 80 plates, some of which predate 1923, bringing the total to No. B. 365 (the numbering was not consecutive). To this collection, we have added a handful of early works omitted by H. Petiet (just under 20) as well as prints produced after 1930 (around 30 plates), the color etchings, mostly interpretive prints (around 50), and finally illustrations, which are still being cataloged¹. The total number of prints currently cataloged is around 550 and should reach 750 once all the illustrations have been included. A new numbering system had to be used (Ba 1 to 501 for the prints in black, to be defined for the color etchings), following a few simple guidelines.

In addition, Brouet's oeuvre is put into perspective by a critical apparatus, which presents some of his drawings and various early works. His solo exhibitions from the 1920s have also been reconstructed from catalogs. Biographical documents and other materials providing context for the work, such as letters, periodical articles, photographs, and works by contemporaries, have also been collected. This collection is supplemented by short biographical notes on artists², collectors, dealers, publishers, journalists, and critics associated with various aspects of his life and work.

1. The abbreviations used in this text can be found on the page listing the main sources consulted.
2. Brouet is the author of at least forty interpretive prints: the painters whose works have been reproduced in this way are the subject of a note if their death occurred after the somewhat arbitrary date of 1890.