Leda Bathing (Léda au bain)

1913

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a person seated or crouching, with one arm raised above their head. The person's facial features are indistinct due to the artwork style, and they appear to have hair blending into the background. The person is not wearing clothing, with the body portrayed using lines for shading. A large bird, possibly a swan, is in front of and around the person, with its head curved downwards. The background has dense, dark cross-hatching for texture. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held, and the etching is signed at the bottom right corner.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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

below platemark, lower right in graphite: ABesnard

Markings

None.

Watermarks

[illeg.]

Wikidata ID

Q74885701

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