Seated Nude with Her Arm Resting on Her Leg (Femme nue assise, le bras appuyé sur la jambe)

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a nude figure seated with one leg crossed over the other, leaning their head on their hand, with an elbow resting on their knee and gazing slightly downward. The facial features are softly rendered, focusing on the curvature of the nose and the outline of the lips. The person has short hair falling naturally around their head. There is no visible clothing, and the background is shaded and textured, possibly suggesting an indoor setting with a wall or curtain behind them. Abstract lines and shading around the figure enhance the engraved appearance of the artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.4 x 11.8 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.8 x 25.1 cm (12 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.91.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, undescribed

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.

Inscriptions

lower left below plate mark in graphite: 2e Etat; lower right below plate mark in graphite: ABesnard; by later hand, lower left in graphite: G.N.D; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Femme nue accoudie; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: c. 555

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None.

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Wikidata ID

Q75406686

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