Prostitution (La Prostitution)

c. 1886

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows two individuals in an interior setting. One person on the left is partially visible from the waist up, with their hands clasped in front. The person's face is shadowed, and they appear to have long hair or a hat covering their head. The other person on the right is only partially visible, showing their back and a top hat. A mesh-like pattern is around them, and above is a lamp and part of a store sign with the letters "PHAR." The background is heavily shaded.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.6 x 24.6 cm (12 7/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 32.5 cm (19 7/8 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.136.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 56, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1996.

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: ABesnard; lower left in graphite: Tirée à 100

Markings

None.

Watermarks

[crown], "VGZ / Z" (Van Gelder)

Wikidata ID

Q75402020

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