Seated Nude with a Cigarette

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The artwork depicts the upper body of a person seated in a three-quarter view. The person is leaning with their left arm resting on a surface while their right hand holds a small object, possibly a flower. The facial features of the person are softly rendered, with a focus on their large eyes and serene expression. The person's hair is styled in a wavy bob that falls around their face. The figure is nude from the waist up, partially draped with a cloth or blanket across the lap. The background is textured with cross-hatching and shading, creating a neutral space that emphasizes the subject's presence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.6 x 20.7 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.9 x 25 cm (12 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.4.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, undescribed

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

by later hand, lower left in graphite: GHD

Markings

None.

Watermarks

[PAB] monogram

Wikidata ID

Q75124693

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