Gabriele D'Annunzio

1917

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a head-and-shoulders view of a person with their face turned slightly to the right. The person has a noticeable forehead and brow, deeply set eyes, and sparse hair with the top of the head appearing mostly bald. The person wears a garment with a plain collar, likely a shirt. The rest of the clothing is not clearly visible because of the high-contrast style of the image. No jewelry or objects are visible. The background features dark, abstract patterns in various gradients and textures.

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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

lower right in graphite: 1er. essai 1er [?] ABesnard; by later hand, lower right in graphite: d'annunzio 21246; by later hand, lower left in graphite: G.184; lower left verso stamp ed: AB (Lugt 67a); by later hand, lLv//in graphite: 184-3; lCv//in graphite: C 184

Markings

(Albert Besnard stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 67a).

Watermarks

[crown] Van Gelder

Wikidata ID

Q74888122

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