Auguste Lepère (1849-1918) The Watering Place at Pont-Marie. 1902. Etching. 265 x 198. Lotz-Brissonneau 128. Beautiful proof on laid paper, annotated in pencil "1er Etat première planche", signed and numbered, then annotated at the foot "n'est pas la même pl. que celle parue dans le Studio". The leaf heavily oxidized, with small white spots and freckles. All margins untrimmed. Very rare. Edition of only 5 proofs (according to Lotz-Brissonneau, "it was intended for the Studio but did not please the artist who made another one, proposing to finish this one later" - which he did not do).