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Paul Albert Besnard
The First Morning (Albert and Charlotte Dubray Besnard and their Son, Robert)1881

Not on view
Oil painting of three figures around a bed: a young woman reclining under white linens, a bearded man behind her, and a woman in red with a white shawl seated to the right, near a sunlit window
Artist or Maker
Paul Albert Besnard
France, Paris, 1849-1934
Title
The First Morning (Albert and Charlotte Dubray Besnard and their Son, Robert)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1881
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
22 x 15 3/4 in. (55.88 x 40 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.81.121
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.