La Biarrote

1901

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and printed tone on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.1 × 20.1 cm (10 11/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.1 × 34.7 cm (18 15/16 × 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1481

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 157, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 20 November 1936, lot 168); 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. "Tiree à 100" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Impression d'artiste" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "168" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "C 145- 8.1779" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "5575/[illeg.]" 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

Q64952382

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