Portrait of Adèle Besson

Portrait of Adele Besson

Artist	Auguste Renoir
Year	about 1918
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	41 cm × 36.8 cm (16 in × 14.5 in)
Location	Museum of Fine Arts, Besançon

The Portrait of Adèle Besson is an oil painting in the Post-Impressionist style made by Auguste Renoir in 1918, representing the wife of George Besson.

The couple gave a large bequest to the Museum of Fine Arts in Besançon (France).^[1] 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.

References

↑ 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"

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Paintings	Lise (1867) In Summer (1868) Skaters in the Bois de Boulogne (1868) L'Algérienne (1870) La Promenade (1870) The Harem (1872) La Parisienne (1874) La Loge (1874) The Grands Boulevards (1875) Bal du moulin de la Galette (1876) The Swing (1876) A Girl with a Watering Can (1876) Mother and Children (1876) Paysage Bords de Seine (1879) Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881) Pink and Blue (1881) Two Sisters (On the Terrace) (1881) The Umbrellas (1880–81, 1885–86) By the Seashore (1883) Dance at Bougival (1883) Dance in the City (1883) Dance in the Country (1883) Les Grandes Baigneuses (1884–87) Nature morte: fleurs (1885) Girls at the Piano (1892) Gabrielle with Open Blouse (1907) Nude (1910) The Coast at Cagnes, Sea, Mountains (c. 1910) Portrait of Adèle Besson (1918) The Bathers (1918–19)

Family and relations	Pierre Renoir (son, 1885–1952) Claude Renoir (grandson, 1913–1993) Sophie Renoir (great-granddaughter) Jean Renoir (son, 1894–1979) Alain Renoir (grandson, 1921-2008) Claude Renoir (son, 1901–1969) Gabrielle Renard (nanny, later model)

Related	Lise Tréhot Catherine Hessling Richard Guino Suzanne Valadon Maison Fournaise Renoir (film)

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