Greeting Grandmother (Le Bonjour à la Grand-mère)

c. 1926

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image depicts three figures in a room. On the right, a person lies in bed with only their head visible, resting on a pillow. Another person stands next to the bed holding a child. The child is sitting on the person's lap, reaching towards the individual in bed. In the background to the left, a third figure is seen with arms raised, interacting with curtains or a sheet. The scene is depicted in a sketch-like, monochromatic style with detailed cross-hatching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, aquatint, and roulette with false-biting on Van Gelder laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25 x 31.5 cm (9 13/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 x 32.5 cm (9 7/8 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.136.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, undescribed, State ii?/?

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

None.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

VAN GELD[ER ZONEN]

Wikidata ID

Q75403689

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