The Suicide (Le Suicide)
c. 1886
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching in black with plate tone on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
plate: 31.3 x 24.5 cm (12 5/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
sheet: 44.5 x 32 cm (17 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.) -
Accession
1991.28.3
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 57, State i/iii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1990.
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.
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.226.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: ABesnard; lower left in graphite: 1r et.; by later hand, lower left in graphite: ii/iii RARE; by later hand, lower center in graphite: T C 57
Markings
None.
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q74888026