Portrait de Marcel Bing, PPP4961(2), Paul-Albert Besnard, circa 1895

Author(s): besnard, albert (paul albert besnard, known as) (paris, 02–06–1849 - paris, 04–12–1934), painter production date: around 1895 dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century type(s) of object(s): painting name(s): table materials and techniques: oil painting dimensions - artwork: height: 80. 5cm width: 44cm iconographic description: portrait of the young marcel bing (1875-1920), goldsmith and jeweler. He assisted his father siegfried bing in the management of his art nouveau gallery before succeeding him in the asian art business in 1905. Besnard's relations with the bing family took shape in 1895 with the decoration of a rotunda salon located on the ground floor of the art nouveau gallery opened by siegfried bing at 22 rue de provence. This portrait could date from this period. Themes / subjects / places represented: portrait, man acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: quirins, pierre-jean date of acquisition: 2007 institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris inventory number: ppp4961 exposed: petit palais ground floor room 21. Date: circa 1895.