Georges Clemenceau

1917

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows the head and upper neck of an older man in a close-up portrait format. The man has deeply set and shadowed eyes, prominent eyebrows, a large nose, and a full mustache covering his upper lip. His facial hair is thin and appears rough. The man is bald with sparse hair on the sides, depicted with delicate crosshatching. He is looking slightly downward with a contemplative expression. There are no visible details of clothing or jewelry, and the background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.4 x 23.4 cm (11 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 x 26.2 cm (13 15/16 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.71.18

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 181, State i/iii (trial proof)

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 left in graphite: 1er. etat essai Tiré par (not deciphered); lower right in graphite: ABesnard

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75124654

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