Woman Reading in the Studio (La Lecture dans l'atelier)
1887
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 10.1 × 15.1 cm (4 × 5 15/16 in.)
sheet: 15.8 × 21.7 cm (6 1/4 × 8 9/16 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.1466
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 62, State ii/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 19 November 1936, lot 34); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
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
"ABesnard" upper right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "ABesnard" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "[illeg.] La lecture dans l'atelier" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "14337" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q64952361