Le Suicide
Artist
Albert Besnard
(French, 1849 - 1934)
Titles
- From "La Femme"
Date1886
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 19 3/8 × 32 in. (49.2 × 81.3 cm)
Platemark: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (31.8 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jerry and Mary Kay Gardner
CultureFrench
InscribedEdition of 100
PortfolioLa Femme
Catalogue raisonnéDelteil 57, iii/III
Object numberPC2014.17.04
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionA shadowed female form crouches over the side of a bridge, her hands raking through her hair, poised to take her life. A horse and carriage in the background drive away across the bridge; lights twinkle in the cityscape beyond.This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
c. 1930-1931
December 13, 1913
c. 1930-1931
1879; after 1883
1920
c. 1920