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The Siesta

Paul-Albert Besnardc. 1890 - 1920

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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  • Title: The Siesta
  • Creator: Albert Besnard (French, 1849-1934)
  • Date Created: c. 1890 - 1920
  • Physical Dimensions: Framed: 95.2 x 84.8 x 7 cm (37 1/2 x 33 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 65.5 x 53.7 cm (25 13/16 x 21 1/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Stock Georges Petit, Paris. Ralph King, Cleveland. Given to the CMA in 1946.
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.280
  • Medium: oil on board
  • Inscriptions: Signed lower left: ABesnard [AB in monogram]
  • Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
  • Culture: France, 19th century
  • Credit Line: In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
  • Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
  • Accession Number: 1946.280
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