Dying Woman (La Mourante)

1885

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a naked figure in a reclining position. The figure's head is leaned back, eyes partially closed. The facial features are detailed and the hair is long. The figure is unclothed. The sketch is done with cross-hatching for shading. There are no accessories. The background is simple with a light texture. The letters "AP" are in the top left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and roulette on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.9 x 24 cm (7 1/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.6 x 38.1 cm (12 1/16 x 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.91.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 22, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1997.

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.

1920

  • Coppier, André-Charles. Les Eaux-Fortes de Besnard. Paris: Librairie Berger-Levrault, 1920.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: AB; lower center below plate mark in graphite: Tirée à 75; lower right below plate mark in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower left below plate mark in graphite: No 21; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 10; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: No 24; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 22-1; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 34

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75406589

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