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Paul-Albert Besnard, 1849-1934
Motherhood
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| Medium: |
Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite with scraping on cream, heavy-weight, rough, wove paper |
| Dimensions: |
Sheet: 357 x 267 mm. |
| Date: |
ca. 1885 |
| Category: |
genre |
| Subject: |
Woman |
| Inscriptions and Markings: |
RECTO: BC, (watercolor), 'Besnard' |
| Exhibition History: |
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Watercolors and Drawings from the George A. Lucas Collection', July 24-Oct. 14, 1990.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Downtown Gallery, 'Selections from the Lucas Collection', July 21-Aug. 22, 1975.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute', Oct. 12-Nov. 21, 1965, p. 64, no. 312, ill. p. 68.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840-1940', June 6-Sept. 1, 1941, p. 35.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Modern Painting Isms and How They Grew', 1940.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, 'Exhibition of Paintings, Bronzes and Porcelains from the George A. Lucas Collection', 1911, p. 40, no. 186. |
| Provenance: |
BMA by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute, College of Art, 1911; Henry Walters (1848-1931), Baltimore, 1909; George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris. |
| Collection: |
The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Credit Line: |
The Baltimore Museum of Art: The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community |
| Object Number: |
BMA 1996.48.18812 |
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