Robert de Montesquiou

1899

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a man leaning against a large stone urn. He is depicted from the torso up, with his body turned slightly towards the left. The man has distinguishable facial features including a pointed nose and a small mustache, with slicked-back hair. He is wearing a long coat or cloak draped over his shoulders and is holding a cigar in his left hand. The background features dense cross-hatching, depicting dark foliage and the suggestion of statues or pillars.

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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; by later hand, lower center in graphite: D; by later hand, upper center verso in purple pencil: Serie pour une illustration au livre de / Mr de Montequiou sur Versailles / Portrait de Mr de Montesquiou / Premiere épreuve; by later hand, center left verso in graphite: No 66 / Les Perls rouges / Montesquiou

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Wikidata ID

Q75121023

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