La Femme (frontispiece)

c. 1886

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on Van Gelder laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.9 × 24.7 cm (12 9/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 48 × 32.4 cm (18 7/8 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.1464

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 47, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 19 November 1936 lot 29); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

"ABesnard" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Femme au Mauhe[illeg.]" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Tirè à 75 No.6" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "29." lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "6140" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "635x481" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

[crown] Van Gelder

Wikidata ID

Q64952358

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