The Sick Mother (La mère malade)
1889
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 19.9 × 29.5 cm (7 13/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
sheet: 30 × 34.6 cm (11 13/16 × 13 5/8 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.1465
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 90, State vi/vi
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 20 November 1936, lot 162); 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. "La Mère Malade / 1889" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "162-" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "(Published State 100 proofs)" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c.75 IV" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A. 41202" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q64952359