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Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a nude figure in a reclining pose. The body is oriented slightly sideways, facing left, and the head is tilted slightly downward. The facial features are soft and partially shaded, with closed eyes and a relaxed expression. The hair is long with gentle waves falling down past the shoulders. The person seems to be holding a long piece of fabric or garment draped over one shoulder and extending down the back. The background is textured with dark, sketch-like shading interspersed with lighter areas for contrast around the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in yellow on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.1 x 13 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 47.8 x 29.9 cm (18 13/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.4.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 108, State only (artist's proof)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

artist's stamp (Lugt 67a); 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

right center below plate mark in graphite: ABesnard; left center below plate mark in graphite: Tirage d'artiste; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 98

Markings

"AB" (Albert Besnard's stamp) recto, black stamped ink (Lugt 67a.).

Watermarks

"PAB"

Wikidata ID

Q75124575

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