Art, literature & history
The Siesta
c. 1890 – 1920
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- Framed: 95.2 x 84.8 x 7 cm (37 1/2 x 33 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 65.5 x 53.7 cm (25 13/16 x 21 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1946.280
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Albert Besnard. The Siesta. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
The Siesta — Albert Besnard. c. 1890 – 1920.
Medium: oil on board. Dimensions: Framed: 95.2 x 84.8 x 7 cm (37 1/2 x 33 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 65.5 x 53.7 cm (25 13/16 x 21 1/8 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.