Apotheosis (L'Apothéose)

c. 1886

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image depicts a sketch of a reclining person with their full body visible. The person is in a relaxed position, leaning back with their knees bent and their hands raised towards their face. Facial features are partially obscured by hands. The person appears unclothed with long hair. The background is minimalistic and abstract, with curving lines suggesting movement around the individual.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Van Gelder laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.6 x 24.7 cm (12 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 51 x 32.5 cm (20 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.91.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 58, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

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

lower left below plate mark in graphite: Tirée à 100; lower right below plate mark in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 58-1

Markings

None.

Watermarks

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

Wikidata ID

Q75406605

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