Morphinomanes ou Le Plumet (Morphine Addicts or The Feather)
Albert Besnard, Morphinomanes ou Le Plumet (Morphine Addicts or The Feather), 1887, etching on Japan paper, Museum Purchase: Jean Y. Roth Memorial Fund, public domain, 2014.40.1
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- Title
Morphinomanes ou Le Plumet (Morphine Addicts or The Feather)
- Related Titles
display title: Morphinomanes ou le Plumet (Morphine Addicts or The Feather)
original language: Morphinomanes ou le Plumet
translated: Morphine Addicts or The Feather
- Artist
- Date
1887
- Medium
etching on Japan paper
- Edition
edition of ca. 100
- Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil-Godefroy 65
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
plate: 9 5/16 in x 14 9/16 in; sheet: 12 9/16 in x 17 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: A. Besnard, graphite, lower right
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
intaglio print
- Culture
French
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Jean Y. Roth Memorial Fund
- Accession Number
2014.40.1
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
Many of Albert Besnard's finest prints feature the private lives of women, including this arresting portrait of two morphine addicts. Morphine, a powerful opiate, was both legal and widespread at this time. Although used by all classes of society, it was widely seen as the refuge of women, such as these subversive beauties who confront the viewer with their glassy eyes and languorous poses.
- Exhibitions
2015 Now on View: Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings Spanning 500 Years Portland Art Museum
