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Painter:
Sargent, John Singer 1856-1925  Search this
Subject:
Besnard, Albert  Search this
Besnard, Albert, Mrs. (Charlotte Dubray)  Search this
Benard, Robert  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
French  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis Minnesota 55404 Accession Number: 62.84
Date:
Ca. 1885 (?)
Notes:
Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 154.
Ratcliff, Carter, "John Singer Sargent," New York: Abbeville Press, 1982.
Exhibition catalog: "Dedicatory Exhibition Honoring Mrs. Alice Tweed Tuohy, November 5 through December 5, 1965, Tweed Gallery, University of Minneosota, Duluth," (Duluth, MN: Tweed Gallery, 1965).
"A Guide to the Galleries of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts," Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1970.
McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Image on file.
Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, pg. 157.
Ratcliff, Carter, "John Singer Sargent," New York: Abbeville Press, 1982, pl. 126.
"A Guide to the Galleries of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts," Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1970, pg. 23.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Albert Besnard (1849-1934), his wife, Charlotte Dubray (1855-1931), and their child Robert (1881/82-1914) seated at a table. Mrs. Besnard, who wears a red dress, reaches across the table and cuts a piece of birthday cake, which is in front of her son. The candles on the cake are lit. Albert Besnard stands behind his wife near the table. His face is unfinished. A lit lamp is in the upper right corner and several dishes are on the table.
Topic:
Portrait group--Family  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Occupation--Art--Artist  Search this
Portrait female--Waist length  Search this
Occupation--Art--Sculptor  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Ceremony--Other--Birthday  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--Dining Room  Search this
Object--Foodstuff--Cake  Search this
Object--Other--Dish  Search this
Control number:
IAP 80440051
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_182843