Study for “Portrait de l’homme en rose (portrait d’un jeune Radjpoute)"

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Artist Paul-Albert Besnard(French, 1849–1934)French, 1849–1934

CultureFrench

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Study for “Portrait de l’homme en rose (portrait d’un jeune Radjpoute)"

Date1911

MediumWatercolor over charcoal on laid paper

DimensionsSheet: 24 1/4 × 16 7/16 in. (61.6 × 41.7 cm)
Mat: 26 7/16 × 20 3/16 in. (67.1 × 51.3 cm)
Frame: 29 3/4 × 23 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (75.6 × 59.1 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Ashwini and Dharma Rajah

Object number2026.247

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Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenancePrivate collection, Paris; [Mark Brady Fine Art, New York, 2026]; purchased by MFAH, 2026.
Exhibition HistoryParis, Galeries Georges Petit, Exposition Albert Besnard, Voyage aux Indes, 3 April – May 13, 1912, Cat. 52., illustrated on front cover.
Published References none Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Signed, inscribed, and dated in brown ink, bottom right corner: Besnard [cursive] / Hyderbahad [?] / 1911
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center top edge: m cadre 1383 torn [?] [cursive]

Watermark and counter mark: upper left: Ingres 1862, lower left: shield with caduceus and initials C F and “France”

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