The Feathered Turban (Le turban à aigrette)
1901
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
Albert Besnard

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint on laid Van Gelder paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 19.3 × 17.4 cm (7 5/8 × 6 7/8 in.)
plate: 23.9 × 18.3 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
sheet (irreg.): 32.9 × 25.2 cm (12 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1943.3.1482
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 167, State i/iii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 20 November 1936, lot 169); 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.
1920
Coppier, André-Charles. Les Eaux-Fortes de Besnard. Paris: Librairie Berger-Levrault, 1920.
Inscriptions
"ABesnard" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Le Turban (or l'aignette)" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Tirage d'artiste à 50" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "169" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c5658" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "C.15H" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "I" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A. 269811" 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
[crown] Van Gelder
Wikidata ID
Q64952383