Nude with Her Arms Raised (Le modèle nue les bras levés)

1925

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image is an etching of a woman shown from the waist up in a profile position. She has delicate facial features with a calm expression and short hair framing her face. The woman appears topless, with drapery covering her lower body. Her arms are raised above her head with her hands behind it. The background features a textured surface, creating an abstract or natural setting. There are no visible jewelry or objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27 x 19.8 cm (10 5/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.6 x 27.3 cm (14 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.91.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 198, State iv/iv

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.

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Wikidata ID

Q75406683

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