Apotheosis (L'Apothéose)

c. 1886

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

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

    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


You may be interested in

Loading Results