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DAC Collection Artist Information

Albert Besnard, aka Paul Albert Besnard

French painter and printmaker

Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500030831.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.

Objects related to Albert Besnard, aka Paul Albert Besnard:

Albert Besnard The Sick Mother (La Mère Malade), late 19th century - early 20th century Etching
Albert Besnard In the Embers (Dans les Cendres), 1887 Etching, drypoint, and roulette on Japanese paper
Albert Besnard The Lady with a Cape (Femme à la pélerine), late 19th century - early 20th century Etching, drypoint, and aquatint
Albert Besnard The Morphine Addicts (Morphinomanes), 1887 Etching on Japan vellum paper
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