The Flirt (Le flirt)

c. 1886

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Van Gelder laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.8 × 24.5 cm (12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 47.6 × 32.4 cm (18 3/4 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.1473

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 52, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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. "Tireé à 100" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Le Flirt état non décret" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "EE611 E002" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A1339" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

[crown] Van Gelder

Wikidata ID

Q64952367


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