Woman in a Cape (La Femme à la Pelerine)

1889

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a person from the waist up, positioned in a three-quarter view facing the left while looking back over their shoulder towards the viewer. The person's facial features are softly rendered with minimal detail, and their hair appears to be light-colored and curly, blending into the surrounding dark tones. The individual is wearing a garment that covers their upper body fully and is depicted against a deep, shadowy background. The lower portion of the image is largely abstract, with vertical and diagonal lines. The setting is devoid of any specific context, maintaining a focus on the figure and the interplay of light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and roulette on imitation vellum paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.5 x 15.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 47.2 x 31 cm (18 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.4.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 86, State vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge; gift to NGA, 1994.

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

recto: in plate, at lower left: ABesanrd; lower right below plate mark in graphite: ABesnard; lower center below plate mark in graphite: Tiré à 75 no 19.; verso: none

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75124564

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