Morphine Addicts (Morphinomanes)

1887

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows an etching of two women depicted from the waist up. The woman on the left appears in a partial profile view, seated and turned slightly towards the right. She features defined facial contours with arched eyebrows, a straight nose, and large eyes, with her dark hair parted in the middle and styled in a classic, smooth fashion framing her face. The woman on the right is shown resting her head on her own hand, with flowing long hair cascading around her face. Her facial features are more obscured and blurred in comparison to the woman on the left. They both wear dark, draped garments. A hand in the foreground holds what appears to be a quill or feather. In the background, there is a large, rounded glass vessel on a table surface. The etching uses intricate line work to create a textured, atmospheric background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1992

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: ABesnard

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75120924

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