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Frank Benson

1976⚠

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Death yearWikidata· 92%
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Andrew-Krepshttps://www.artsy.net/artist/frank-benson
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Sadie-Coleshttps://www.artsy.net/artist/frank-benson
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Frank Weston Benson, frequently referred to as Frank W. Benson, was an American artist from Salem, Massachusetts, known for his Realistic portraits, American Impressionist paintings, watercolors and etchings. He began his career painting portraits of distinguished families and murals for the Library of Congress. Some of his best known paintings depict his daughters outdoors at Benson's summer home, Wooster Farm, on the island of North Haven, Maine. He also produced numerous oil, wash and watercolor paintings and etchings of wildfowl and landscapes.

Source: Andrew Kreps · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (14)

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Early Morning

1940 · Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper

14 3/8 x 20 7/16 in. (36.5 x 51.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Swans at Moonlight

1931 · watercolor

Sheet: 49.6 x 71.2 cm (19 1/2 x 28 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Two Boys

1926 · Oil on canvas

32 3/16 x 40 1/8 in. (81.8 x 101.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Evening

1925 · Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper laid down to gray woodpulp cardboard

24 7/8 x 20 in. (63.2 x 50.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dawn

1924 · etching

Platemark: 17.5 x 24.8 cm (6 7/8 x 9 3/4 in.); Sheet: 23.5 x 29.5 cm (9 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Mr. Malloch

1921 · drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Augustus Hemenway

1919 · drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Yellowlegs, No. 2

1919 · drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Elizabeth

1918 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Stream

1915 · watercolor

Sheet: 45.6 x 55.8 cm (17 15/16 x 21 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Children in Woods

1905 · Oil on canvas

32 x 30 in. (81.3 x 76.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of a Lady

1901 · Oil on canvas

40 1/8 x 32 3/8 in. (101.9 x 82.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ducks in Calm Water

1862 · Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper

14 7/8 x 20 1/16 in. (37.8 x 51 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Mallards Alighting

1862 · Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper

13 x 16 1/8 in. (33 x 41 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

14 published of 15 catalogued · 0 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
7 published
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

The Stream
1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Yellowlegs, No. 2
1919 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Mr. Malloch
1921 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Dawn
1924 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Swans at Moonlight
1931 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Elizabeth
1918 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Augustus Hemenway
1919 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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