2012.73: In the Ashes
PrintsA light-skinned woman sits in a hunched over position, leaning her crossed arms over on the tops of her knees. Her face is bony but delicate with a pointed chin, and she smiles slightly. She wears a simple long-sleeved blouse with a long skirt and an apron. The woman is illuminated by a light source from below and to the right. The swirling pattern of highlights near the light suggests a fire. The woman’s face and hands are brightly lit, and the area around her head and shoulders is in shadow.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2012.73
- People
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Albert Besnard, French (Paris, France 1849 - 1934 Paris)
- Title
- In the Ashes
- Other Titles
- Original Language Title: Dans les Cendres
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1887
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/340023
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Etching, drypoint and roulette on Japanese paper
- Technique
- Etching and roulette
- Dimensions
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sheet: 48.2 x 35.5 cm (19 x 14 in.)
plate: 40.2 x 29 cm (15 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: lower left corner margin in graphite, Tirée à 75 No 27; signed lower right corner margin in graphite, A. Besnard
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA, gift of his estate; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- iii/iii
- Edition
- 27of 75
- Standard Reference Number
- Coppier 57; Delteil 67; IFF 25
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift from the Collection of Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell
- Accession Year
- 2012
- Object Number
- 2012.73
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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