Confidences

1900

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27 × 20.1 cm (10 5/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.6 × 25.4 cm (12 13/16 × 10 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.1479

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 128, State only


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 20 November 1936, lot 167); 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. "Tiré à 75 No 9" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "167-" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c5654 c.113 Confidences" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "A 26993" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

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

Q64952373


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