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Too Demanding (Exigeante)

1900

Albert Besnard

Associated Names

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows two figures from the waist up. One figure is seated, facing right, holding an artist's palette and a brush. This person has a bald head and a long beard. The seated figure wears loose-fitting garments. The other figure is standing behind the seated figure, with a skeletal appearance and an elongated face. This figure has pronounced cheekbones and a hand on the seated individual’s shoulder. There is no visible jewelry. The background is dark with textured crosshatching creating shadows.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on Van Gelder Zonen wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

plate: 14 x 11.1 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/8 in.)
sheet: 45 x 31.6 cm (17 11/16 x 12 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.95.1
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 131, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell

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

below platemark, center in graphite: ABesnard; lower right in plate: AB; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 60

Markings

None.

Watermarks

"[VAN GELD]ER ZONEN"

Wikidata ID

Q74885472

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