The Visitor, 1893
Albert Besnardexpand_more
Lithograph with scraping outexpand_more
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Foster, 1965expand_more P.13,403
Not on Viewexpand_more
Busy with commissions for public ceiling murals in Paris, Albert Besnard had never made a lithograph until André Marty recruited him for L'Estampe originale. This scene betrays Besnard's fear of dying young like his father: A woman is bathed in a swirl of light, loved ones, and privilege, unaware of Death lurking at the door. Besnard didn't take to lithography and turned to etching for his other two L'Estampe originale prints.
Details
- Title
- The Visitor
- Artist Life
- Paris 1849–Paris 1934
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.13,403
- Catalogue Raisonne
- G. 200 Stein 5
- Curator Approved
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