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Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a person with crossed arms, tilted head, looking forward. The person has prominent facial features, short wavy hair, and is wearing a long-sleeved garment. The background is dark and textured, creating a dimly-lit environment around the person.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and roulette on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 40.2 × 28.7 cm (15 13/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
    plate: 42.4 × 31.1 cm (16 11/16 × 12 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 46.5 × 33.8 cm (18 5/16 × 13 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1476

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 67, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 201.

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

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" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "31" lower center 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

Q64952370

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