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ARTIST: Paul-Albert Besnard (France, 1849-1934)

TITLE OF WORK: Study for the Delhi ballerina (Etude pour la ballerine de Delhi)

TYPE OF WORK: Watercolor on paper

DATE: 1910

DATE DETAILS: approx.

DIMENSIONS: 58.2 x 45 cm

COMMENTS: This is a study for a larger tempera painting. Besnard studied the exotic spectacles in India and painted the bayadères or temple dancers in Thanjavur, a transvestite male dancer at Jodhpur, the Hindu

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: India, France