George Besson (25 December 1882 – 19 June 1971) was a French art critic, and the founder and director of ''Cahiers d'Aujourd'hui''. His wife Adèle was the subject of
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...
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Portrait of Adèle Besson
The ''Portrait of Adèle Besson'' is a 1918 oil painting in the Post-Impressionist style made by Auguste Renoir, depicting the wife of George Besson. The painting represents Renoir's late work period (1892–1919).
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In 1971 the Bessons donated their art collection to the French state, the
musée de Besançon and the
musée Albert-André in
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Bagnols-sur-Cèze (, literally ''Bagnols on Cèze''; oc, Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie région in southern France.
History
A small regional center, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town ( ...
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French art critics
1882 births
1971 deaths
French male writers
20th-century French male writers
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