Peppina

1919

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image depicts a person in a head-and-shoulders view. The individual is positioned slightly turned to the side with their head tilted towards the viewer. Their facial features include prominent eyes, a subtle smile, and a relatively smooth complexion. The person's hair is dark and appears short, styled closely around the head. They are wearing a simple garment suggested by the etching strokes with no intricate details visible. No jewelry or objects are evident in the person's attire or within their grasp. The background consists of a textured pattern created by consistent cross-hatching, giving the piece depth and focus on the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with graphite additions on Van Gelder laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.9 x 10.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 17.2 x 13.5 cm (6 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.4.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 189, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge; gift to NGA, 1994.

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 right in graphite: Besnard; lower left in graphite: etat. / 2 epr / 1e Et. 189; by later hands, across bottom verso in graphite: 18910 Etat 189-1 K 1381/3

Markings

None.

Watermarks

"Van Gelder"

Wikidata ID

Q75124672

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