Woman at Her Toilette (La toilette)

1905

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image is an etching of a person seated in a three-quarter view with their body slightly turned. The person's facial features are depicted with light shadowing, wearing a broad-brimmed hat that partially covers their face. The person's dark hair is mostly hidden by the hat. They are shown nude, holding a drape or piece of fabric across their body. The scene around them is softly shaded with hatching, creating a textured backdrop. The background is filled with cross-hatched lines for depth and shadowing without specific details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.9 x 11.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.3 x 18.2 cm (10 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.71.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 161, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge; gift to NGA, 1993.

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 plate: AB; by later hand, lower left in graphite: A Besnard Etude [CBA?]

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75124608

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