Portrait of a Man (Souvenir d'un Passage à Paris)

1898

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image is a pencil sketch portrait of a man's head and shoulders. The man is facing forward with a slight turn to his left. He has a mustache and unkempt hair swept back. The sketch depicts detailed facial features, including expressive eyes and a broad nose. The man's clothing is suggested with faint lines indicating a collared shirt and possibly a jacket. The background is blank, with no additional details or objects. Handwritten text above the portrait includes the date 1878.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on card

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.1 x 14.2 cm (8 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 174 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, upper center to upper right in graphite: Souvenir d'un passage à Paris / (monogram) A Besnard. 1898; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 31 5(underlined) x 24; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: [6224?] / c. 46; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: filets brou les rouges / [sepia?] clair les [noirs?]; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64533603

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