Paul Albert Besnard

BESNARD, PAUL-ALBERT (1849 Paris 1934) Lot of three sheets with studies of snakes. Pencil, traces of watercolour. Mounted together on backing board. Old inscription verso in brown pen: Etudes par Besnard pour les decorations... a la Sorbonne. 48.5 x 62 cm (sheet size). Framed. Provenance: - Château d'Allaman, Pays de Vaud, Switzerland. - via inheritance to the current Swiss private collection CHF 400.- / 600.- € 330.- / 500.- BESNARD, PAUL-ALBERT (1849 Paris 1934) Lot von drei Blättern mit Schlangenstudien. Bleistift, Spuren von Aquarell. Gemeinsam auf einen Unterlagenbogen montiert. Verso mit brauner Feder alt bezeichnet: Etudes par Besnard pour les decorations... a la Sorbonne. 48,5 x 62 cm (Bogengrösse). Gerahmt. Provenienz: - Château d'Allaman, Pays de Vaud, Schweiz. - Durch Erbfolge im heutigen Schweizer Privatbesitz.. CHF 400.- / 600.- € 330.- / 500.-

Paul-Albert Besnard Paris, 1849 -1934 Nu au chat Huile sur toile (Toile d'origine) Signée et datée 'A. Besnard / 1898' en bas à gauche Sans cadre 'RECLINING NUDE WITH A CAT', OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEFT, BY PAUL-ALBERT BESNARD. h: 61 w: 50 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, Normandie Estimation 4 000 - 6 000 €

LOT 167 PAUL-ALBERT BESNARD PARIS 1849 - 1934 PARIS JEUNES FEMMES ENLEVÉES PAR DES ÉLÉPHANTS PAUL-ALBERT BESNARD ; YOUNG WOMEN LIFTED UP BY ELEPHANTS ;SIGNED LOWER RIGHT ; WATERCOLOUR AND BLACK PENCIL ON PAPER Signé en bas à droite A Besnard Aquarelle sur traits de crayon noir sur papier Paul-Albert Besnard ; Young women lifted up by elephants ;Signed lower right ; Watercolour and black pencil on paper 71,5 x 52,5 cm ; 28 by 2 in

Lot 313 Albert Besnard (1849-1934) LA JOUEUSE DE LUTH (DELTEIL 192) Etching and aquatint, 1922, signed and inscribed in part 2 Etat , second state of four, edition of 10, matstain, minor printer's ink in the margins and verso, otherwise in good condition, with full margins. 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches; 210 x 270 mm. Sheet 10 x 13 inches; 254 x 330 mm. C Estimate $500-700 Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

LOT 182 ALBERT BESNARD 1849 - 1934 HEAD OF A MAN signed with monogram and dated '77 lower left oil on paperboard, unframed. Together with Lazar-Meyer, SelfPortrait, signed and dated 1868 lower left, oil on canvas. 2works. 1,000—1,500 USD the first 4 1/2 by 4 in.; 8 1/8 by 7 1/4 in. 11.4 by 10.2 cm; 20.6 by 18.4 cm signed with monogram and dated '77 lower left oil on paperboard, unframed. Together with Lazar-Meyer, SelfPortrait, signed and dated 1868 lower left, oil on canvas. 2works. PROVENANCE The first: David & Constance Yates, New YorkAcquired from the above, 1992The second: W.M. Brady & Co., New YorkAcquired from the above, 1994 EXHIBITED The second: New York, W. M. Brady & Co., Small Paintings andOil Sketches, 1790-1890, November 2-22, 1994, no. 27 CATALOGUE NOTE Please see page 93 for an additional illustration of thislot.