Edmond Pigalle

1908

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image depicts a half-length profile of a seated person. The individual is turned slightly to their right, with their chin resting on their right hand. Their facial features are delicately sketched, showing a prominent nose and closed lips. They wear a dark hat and a loose-fitting, long-sleeved garment with folds and shading. There is a decorative clasp or fur detail on the sleeve. The background is plain with some text at the top left, likely an artist's signature or date. The artwork is rendered in a monochrome palette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of E. Gerald Lamboley)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.5 × 14.6 cm (7 11/16 × 5 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 23 × 19.5 cm (9 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2970

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 165, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E. Gerald Lamboley [1915 - 2012], Washington, D.C.; Corcoran Gallery of Art; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: ABesnard; upper left in plate (mirror image): Souvenir de Chateau-Thierry / 18 Août 1908 / ABesnard; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: EDMOND PIGALLE LD 165; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 1993.11.3

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