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Nude Woman by a Looking Glass (Femme Nue Auprès d'une Glace)

1889

Albert Besnard

Associated Names

Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows two figures from the waist up. The central figure faces forward with arms resting on a surface. Their face has delicate features and styled hair. The second figure on the left is slightly turned away. Both figures are unclothed, and there is no visible jewelry. The background has intricate crosshatched lines, suggesting an abstract setting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on 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: 10.8 x 13.9 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
sheet: 12.7 x 17.5 cm (5 x 6 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1992.59.19
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 85, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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

lower right in graphite: ABesnard

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75121005

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