Greeting Grandmother (Le Bonjour à la Grand-mère)

c. 1926

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows two adults and a child in a dimly lit room. One adult, seen from behind, is standing full-length in front of a window, pulling back thick curtains to let light in. The other adult is partially visible, sitting up in bed with most of their upper body and profile shown, passively supporting a child being held by the standing adult. The child is cradled in the arms of the adult nearest them, with detail visible on a small portion of their face and body. The room is monochromatic with soft lighting, enhancing a mellow atmosphere, and features minimal furniture and textures visible beyond the individuals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, false-biting, softground etching, and roulette on Arches laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.8 x 31.7 cm (9 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 32.9 x 44.9 cm (12 15/16 x 17 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.136.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, undescribed, State vii/?

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

all by later hands, lower left in graphite: 7e Et; lower right in graphite: G.M.D

Markings

None.

Watermarks

"Arches"

Wikidata ID

Q75403739

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