Jules Destrée

1917

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image is a close-up portrait of a man's head and partial neck, capturing a frontal view of his face with a slight turn towards the right side. His facial features are detailed, with a prominent mustache and a textured appearance suggesting facial hair. His hair is dark and somewhat untamed, with strands swept back on his left side and slightly flaring out on his right. The man wears a light-colored, high-collared garment that suggests a shirt or a jacket. The background is plain and neutral, emphasizing the sketched details without any additional scenery or objects encroaching into the visual space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.7 x 24.7 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 33.4 x 26.2 cm (13 1/8 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.71.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 178, State iii/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Vente Albert Besnard (stamped on verso, Lugt undescribed); Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge; gift to NGA, 1993.

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

lower left in graphite: 3e état (not deciphered); lower right in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 178

Markings

(Albert Besnard stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 3440).

Watermarks

[fleur de lis]

Wikidata ID

Q75124626

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