The Suicide (Le Suicide)
c. 1886
Albert Besnard
Artist, French, 1849 - 1934
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching, drypoint, and printed tone on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
plate: 32 x 24.8 cm (12 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
sheet: 51 x 32.7 cm (20 1/16 x 12 7/8 in.) -
Accession Number
1991.28.4
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 57, State iii/iii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1990.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
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.
1989
Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: ABesnard; lower left in graphite: Tiree a 100; by later hand, lower center in graphite: -BUS-; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 52-1
Markings
None.
Watermarks
[fleur de lis]
Wikidata ID
Q74888047