Paul-Albert Besnard

French · 1849–1934 · Painter, Printmaker

Paul-Albert Besnard was a French painter and printmaker. (Wikipedia)

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Paul-Albert Besnard was a French painter and printmaker.

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Born 1849, 7th arrondissement of ParisDied 1934, 17th arrondissement of ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q424348 ↗ULAN 500030831 ↗Museum works 24

Symbolism

Also known as a. besnard, albert besnard, Besnard, besnard a., Paul Albert Besnard

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Paul-Albert Besnard, Madame Besnard — **Madame Besnard**1884 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, La Femme (frontispiece) — **La Femme (frontispiece)**c. 1886 · etching and aquatint on Van Gelder laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, The Sick Mother (La mère malade) — **The Sick Mother (La mère malade)**1889 · etching and drypoint on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, Woman Reading in the Studio (La Lecture dans l'atelier) — **Woman Reading in the Studio (La Lecture dans l'atelier)**1887 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, Bathing at Talloires (La baignade à Talloires) — **Bathing at Talloires (La baignade à Talloires)**1888 · etching and drypoint on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, Woman in a Cape (La femme à la pèlerine) — **Woman in a Cape (La femme à la pèlerine)**1889 · etching, drypoint, and aquatint on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, Zelfportret — **Zelfportret**1896
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul-Albert Besnard, The Dancer of Tanjore (La bayadère de Tanjore) — **The Dancer of Tanjore (La bayadère de Tanjore)**1914
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul-Albert Besnard, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (La Reine Élisabeth de Belgique) — **Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (La Reine Élisabeth de Belgique)**1917
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul-Albert Besnard, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, Woman's Head — **Woman's Head**c. 1890 · Oil on cardboard
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Potter Palmer Collection — public domain (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, Madeleine Lerolle and Her Daughter Yvonne — **Madeleine Lerolle and Her Daughter Yvonne**c. 1879–80 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)

Paul-Albert Besnard, Misery, plate nine from Woman — **Misery, plate nine from Woman**c. 1886 · Etching and aquatint in black on cream Japanese paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Albert H. Wolf Memorial Collection — public domain …

Paul-Albert Besnard, Love, plate two from Woman — **Love, plate two from Woman**c. 1886 · Etching, drypoint and retroussage inking in black ink on cream Japanese paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Albert H. Wolf Memorial Collection — public domain …

Paul-Albert Besnard, Suicide, plate eleven from Woman — **Suicide, plate eleven from Woman**c. 1886 · Etching and aquatint on cream Japanese paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Albert H. Wolf Memorial Collection — public domain …

Paul-Albert Besnard, Breakfast, plate four from Woman — **Breakfast, plate four from Woman**c. 1886 · Etching in black on cream Japanese paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Albert H. Wolf Memorial Collection — public domain …

Paul-Albert Besnard, Woman with a Cape — **Woman with a Cape**1889 · etching, drypoint and roulette
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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