Peppina

1919

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows an etching of a woman from the shoulders up. She is facing slightly to the right with her head turned towards the viewer. The woman has delicate facial features and a composed expression. Her hair is styled in an updo. She appears to be wearing a patterned garment. The background is textured with fine lines. There are no visible jewelry or objects in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.9 x 10.9 cm (5 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.7 x 14.2 cm (8 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.4.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 189, State iii/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 below plate mark in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 18912; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: K 1381/3

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75124676

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