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Tristesse

Print
1887 (made)
Artist/Maker
Besnard, Paul Albert (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

Etching depicting a woman looking pensively out of a window. Signed with monogram.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleTristesse (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Card
Etching
Brief description
Etching by Paul Besnard entitled 'Tristesse'. France, 1887.
Physical description
Etching depicting a woman looking pensively out of a window. Signed with monogram.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.1cm
  • Width: 9.9cm
Object history
Published in Gazette de Beaux-Arts, July 1887
Subject depicted
Sadness
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1402-1983

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O545740/tristesse-print-besnard-paul-albert/
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