Albert Besnard

Au Bord du Gange a Benares (Shore of the Ganges at Benares)

Albert Besnard's "Au Bord du Gange a Benares" (Shore of the Ganges at Benares) was commissioned by the fine arts journal, "L'Art et les Artistes" in 1912 and was not published in any other edition. This original etching & drypoint engraving is printed upon hand-made, laid paper with the 'Arches' watermark and with full margins and is signed in the plate with Besnard's 'AB' monogram to the lower left. Delteil, Catalogue, #168. First and Only State. "Au Bord du Gange a Benares" depicts two Indian women engaged in their ritual washing with the Holy water of the Ganges. This is a fine, original example of the engraved art created by the French artist, Albert Besnard.

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Albert Besnard (Paris, 1849 - 1934)
#	Title & Artist	Date	Medium	Notes	-
01.-	Au Bord du Gange a Benares (Shore of the Ganges at Benares) by Albert Besnard.	1912	Original Etching and Drypoint Engraving with Sepia Plate Tone	Delteil, Catalogue, #168. First and Only State.	Available
02.-	Reveuse (Dreamy) by Albert Besnard.	1889	Original Etching and Drypoint Engraving	Delteil Catalogue # 88. First and Only State, 1893.	Sold
03.-	Robert Besnard et Son Ane (Robert Besnard and his Donkey) by Albert Besnard.	1888	Original Drypoint Engraving	Loys Delteil, Catalogue # 79. Third State of Three.	Sold

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Title:	Au Bord du Gange a Benares (Shore of the Ganges at Benares)
Artist:	Besnard, Albert (Paris, 1849 - 1934)
Date:	1912
Medium:	Original Etching & Drypoint Engraving with Sepia Plate Tone
Publisher:	L'Art et les Artistes, Paris
Note:	Albert Besnard: As famous for his original etchings and drypoints as for his paintings, Albert Besnard holds a prime position in late nineteenth and early twentieth century French art. A student of Cabanel, his initial paintings were composed in an Academic style. Albert Besnard's first original etching was created in 1873 and in total he etched and engraved over two hundred works of art. He received some instruction in etching from Alphonse Legros but of more importance was the advice and encouragement he received from his close friend, Anders Zorn (1860-1920), the famous Swedish etcher. Albert Besnard's artistic success dates from 1874, when he was awarded the Prix de Rome. The honours that followed after that date are far too numerous to include.
	As an important etcher, Albert Besnard has long been praised for his ability to depict light and shade and for his subtle use of patterns and rhythms. Yet the recognition of these elements barely scratches the surface of his art. Scholars -- often eager to place an individual's art within a category -- have always had difficulty with Albert Besnard. Some have examined his handling of light and classed him as an Impressionist. Others have looked more carefully at the emotional content of his art and hailed him as a Symbolist. Like other great and influential artists, however, Besnard won't be classified. The emotional and mystical elements within his work are the key to his art and are completely his own. Brilliant etchings and drypoints are a unique search for the timeless relationship between feeling and form.
	Au Bord du Gange a Benares was commissioned by the fine arts journal, L'Art et les Artistes, in 1912. Besides this publisher, such major French arts journals as Gazette des Beaux Arts and L'Art commissioned Albert Besnard for original etchings during his career. This brilliant etching, was not published in any other edition.
Raisonne:	Loys Delteil, ed., & Louis Godefroy, Le Peintre-Graveur Illustre: Besnard, Vol. XXX, Paris, 1926 (Reprinted by Da Capo Press, New York, 1969).
	Delteil, Catalogue, #168. First and Only State, as published in L'Art et les Artistes, Paris, 1912.
Size:	6 1/4 X 4 5/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $425.00 US
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Condition:	Printed upon hand-made, laid paper with the 'Arches' watermark and with full margins as published in Paris in 1912. Signed in the plate with the artist's 'AB' monogram to the lower left. A finely printed impression with full sepia plate tone and in excellent condition throughout. Au Bord du Gange a Benares represents a superb, original example of the art of Albert Besnard, one of France's greatest masters of etching.
Subject:	Albert Besnard, "Au Bord du Gange a Benares" (Shore of the Ganges at Benares), Original Engravings, French artists, women in art, french arts, Holy water of the Ganges.
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