Greeting Grandmother (Le Bonjour à la Grand-mère)

c. 1926

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image is a room sketch with three figures. In the foreground, a person lies on a bed, while another person stands near the bed, offering a child. A third individual stands by a window, holding the curtains open to let daylight in. The room includes furniture like a tall cabinet and a picture frame. The sketch is done in monochrome with shading for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with graphite additions on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25 x 31.7 cm (9 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.8 x 33 cm (10 3/16 x 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.136.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, undescribed, State i/? [proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1996.

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: 1er Et; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Bonjour à la Gd-Mère etat

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q75403685

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