The ''Portrait of Adèle Besson'' is a 1918 oil painting in the
Post-Impressionist style made by
Auguste Renoir, depicting the wife of
George Besson
George Besson (25 December 1882 – 19 June 1971) was a French art critic, and the founder and director of ''Cahiers d'Aujourd'hui''. His wife Adèle was the subject of Pierre-Auguste Renoir's '' Portrait of Adèle Besson''.
In 1971 the Bessons d ...
. The painting represents Renoir's late work period (1892–1919).
The couple gave a large bequest to the
Museum of Fine Arts in
Besançon
Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzer ...
(
France
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).
[Russell T. Clement, Annick Houzé Neo-impressionist Painters: A Sourcebook on Georges Seurat, ... - 1999 - Page 245 "Catalogue raisonné to the collection of 20"1 century prints and drawings assembled by George and Adèle Besson and donated to the Musée des Beaux-arts et d'archeologie in Besancon, France in 1970. Includes works by 40 European artists"] Their collection consisted of works of contemporary art (early 20th century). The installation of the collection at the Museum caused the expansion of the museum building, including the construction of the central staircase by Louis Miquel (student of
Le Corbusier). This picture is part of their bequest.
See also
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List of paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
This is an incomplete list of paintings by Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Renoir painted about 4000 paintings that have sold at auction for as much as $78.1 million (in 1990). The largest collection of Renoir paintings is at the Barn ...
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1918 in art
References
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Collections of the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'archéologie de Besançon