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Albert Besnard

85 works

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Fragmented 1895 oil portrait of a young man in a dark jacket and white shirt against a brown background, before restoration.

Portrait de Marcel Bing (2 fragments avant restauration)

1895

Ceiling mural of a knight on a white horse with a sword attacking a dragon, under clouds with a crowned figure and a cathedra

La Mystique ou l'Art chrétien

1903

Loose oil sketch of a reclining nude woman with long dark hair and raised arm against a dark brown background.

Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : L'Electricité

1890

Allegorical sketch of luminous female figures and nude forms beneath a crescent moon in a pale, glowing sky.

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La Vérité entraînant les Sciences à sa suite répand sa lumière sur les homm…

1890

Domed ceiling with four painted allegorical panels, a central stucco medallion and round leaded windows.

Quatre panneaux la décoration de la coupole du vestibule d'honneur du Petit Palais

1903

Ceiling lunette painting of a red-robed seated woman on a cloud above a hooded figure and two embracing nude figures.

La Pensée

1907

Sketch of a classical woman with flowers beside a gilded frame showing an interior scene with two figures by a window.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement : Le Printemps

1880

Loose brown-toned oil sketch of a reclining female figure with raised arm and colourful streaks at lower right.

Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La Météorologie

1890

Grey wash sketch of seated and standing figures in a gilded classical frame, with a reclining woman and mask below.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris : L'Eté

1880

Sketch of two nude figures in a spring landscape with birds flying overhead and blossoming trees in the background.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 1er : Le Printemps ou le matin de la vie

1886

Grisaille sketch of an interior with figures, framed in gold ornament, with a reclining woman holding grapes below.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris : L'Automne

1880

Sketch of harvesters lifting hay beside grey horses, a woman in red with a pot, and a golden wheat field under a pale sky.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 1er : L'Eté, ou le milieu de la vie

1886

Sketch of a seated woman in a white veil and a reclining man in an ornate gilded frame, labelled L'HIVER.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris : L'Hiver

1880

Sketch of two figures embracing on stone steps beside a column, with bare trees and a twilight sky in an arched frame.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 1er : L'Hiver, ou Le Soir de la vie

1886

Sketch of allegorical figures on clouds under a sunburst, with a winged woman, a seated woman with banner, and a reclining ma

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris : Le Triomphe de la Rép…

1880

Sketch of a woman in red robes beside oxen in a field, with seated women, a nude figure and a crescent moon above.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris : Cérès - L'Abondance e…

1880

Oil sketch of a crowd around a monument under a banner reading 14 Juillet 1790, with a neoclassical wall design below.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème : Le 14 juillet 1790

1884

Loose oil sketch of peasants walking home along a dirt road under a pale sky, with a decorative brown band below.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème : Le retour des champs

1884

Night sketch of a festive Paris riverfront with a rowing boat, illuminated buildings, flags and cherubs, plus a decorative fr

Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème : le 14 juillet 1880

1884

Painted sketch of a decorative wall with columns, a wooden door, and three scenes of a mother, a garden dance, and a festive

Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème : Le Bal à la campagne ou La Fête populaire

1884

Tall sketch of a woman on a ladder picking apples from a tree, with two baskets of fruit below and a pale landscape behind.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème : La cueillette des pommes

1884

Decorative painted sketch of columns and panels showing elegant guests at a ball beneath garlands of flowers and cherubs.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème : Le Bal à la ville ou La Fête mondaine

1884

Painting of women carrying clay pots on their heads along a sunlit path, with a small child and palm trees behind them.

Sur le Pont de Trichinopoly (Inde)

1911

Oil portrait of a bearded seated man in a gray suit leaning against a dark column in a dim interior.

Portrait de Françis Magnard

1884

Oil portrait of a man in a dark cloak and gold-embroidered coat with a red sash, standing in an ornate gilded interior.

Portrait de Camille Barrère au palais Farnèse

1906

Lunette mural of a nude woman offering fruit to a seated man beside a winged horse, with draped figures in clouds above.

La Plastique ou l'Art antique

1909

Painting of a nude woman standing before an arched window with a pale sea view and white drapery at her feet.

Venus

1921

Ceiling painting of winged figures and cherubs in clouds above mountains, with a reclining nude at lower right, in plaster fr

La Matière

1907

Sketch of a classical wedding scene with a bride in white, Cupid with a bow, and a torch bearer by a seaside landscape.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 19ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris : le Mariage

1880

Oil study of a woman seen from behind, dark hair in a knot, pale shoulders and pink sleeve against a dark background.

Back of a Woman, Study

Painting of two white zebu oxen joined by a yoke, with red face markings, standing on a sketchy green and brown ground.

Attelage de zébus en Inde, étude

1910

Etching of four studies of women's heads and shoulders in varied poses, signed Besnard, with a numbered margin.

Four Heads of Women: Study for “The Happy Island” (Quatre têtes de Femmes: Étude pour “L’Ile Heureuse”)

1899