Intimate Fantasy (Féerie intime)

1901

Albert Besnard

Associated Names
Albert Besnard

Artist, French, 1849 - 1934

The image shows a person reclining on an armchair. The person is relaxed, with their body slightly turned to the side, one arm on the back of the chair and the other supporting their head. They have delicate facial features, closed eyes, slightly parted lips, and dark, short hair contrasting their pale skin. The person appears unclothed and detailed anatomically. The background includes a dark, textured wall and a visible curtain or drapery, creating depth. The image has a monochromatic tone with deep shadows and areas of lightness emphasizing the person and their surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 36 x 48.4 cm (14 3/16 x 19 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.136.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 158, State iii/iii

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

lower right in graphite: ABesnard / Tiré à 5.; by later hand, lwer left in graphite: Feerie intime 158 III; illegible inscription verso

Wikidata ID

Q75403757

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