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Frank Weston Benson

Frank Weston Benson

1862–1951

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PaintingImpressionism

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None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

16

Works in Collection

69

Assets Indexed

5

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80%

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Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
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About

Why this artist matters now

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.

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Impressionism

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (16)

White Heron in a Pool in a Garden

White Heron in a Pool in a Garden

1929 · Oil on canvas

76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boiling the Kettle

Boiling the Kettle

1923 · Watercolor over graphite on ivory watercolor paper

37.6 × 53.5 cm (14 13/16 × 21 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pewter Pitcher

1923 · Watercolor with touches of orange gouache, over graphite, on white watercolor paper, laid down on cream board

53.3 × 36.7 cm (21 × 14 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Herons at Rest

1923 · Etching on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 30.2 × 20 cm (11 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 44.3 × 29 cm (17 1/2 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait

1923 · Drypoint on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 20 × 15.3 cm (7 7/8 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 31.9 × 24.7 cm (12 9/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Through the Willows

Through the Willows

1922 · Watercolor over graphite on white watercolor paper

41.2 × 51.2 cm (16 1/4 × 20 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cloudy Dawn

1922 · Etching on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 25.5 × 30.1 cm (10 1/16 × 11 7/8 in.); Sheet: 32.6 × 40.8 cm (12 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Little Bluebills

Little Bluebills

1922 · Drypoint on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 20 × 15 cm (7 7/8 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 32 × 24.8 cm (12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Start

1922 · Etching on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 12.5 × 9.7 cm (4 15/16 × 3 7/8 in.); Sheet: 29.3 × 23.4 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nascaupée Indian

Nascaupée Indian

1921 · Etching with drypoint on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 19.9 × 15.1 cm (7 7/8 × 6 in.); Sheet: 29 × 23.1 cm (11 7/16 × 9 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ducks Alighting

Ducks Alighting

1921 · Etching on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 15 × 11.4 cm (5 15/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 26.4 cm (14 5/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boats at Dawn

1920 · Etching on zinc on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 19.6 × 27.5 cm (7 3/4 × 10 7/8 in.); Sheet: 26.4 × 37.1 cm (10 7/16 × 14 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ducks Flying Over Water

Ducks Flying Over Water

1919 · Etching on cream laid paper

Image: 22.5 × 17.3 cm (8 7/8 × 6 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.8 × 30.8 cm (16 7/8 × 12 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Redheads

1917 · Drypoint on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 14.8 × 19.9 cm (5 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 25.5 × 34 cm (10 1/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rainy Day

1906 · oil paint

63.5 × 76.2 cm (25 × 30 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hovering Geese

1882 · Aquatint on paper

Image/plate: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 15/16 in.); Sheet: 43.9 × 32.7 cm (17 5/16 × 12 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

16 published of 46 catalogued · 46 with image

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16 published16 img
+ 1 more source · 30 catalogued, not yet published

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5 entries · 1 sources

Rainy Day
1906 · AIC · 5 prov
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Images

19 assets

Old Squaws (1915)

Smithsonian Institution

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Rainy Day (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Swans and teal DPLA 182bd5327c3a366effba30cf4543cf92

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Swans and teal DPLA 182bd5327c3a366effba30cf4543cf92

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Pintails DPLA 0e57469a2fffd429951684a4983fc01b

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Pintails DPLA 0e57469a2fffd429951684a4983fc01b

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Geese DPLA 08f41c453e99642cde60adde17173820

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Art Institute of Chicago

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In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Background

Education

Académie Julian

Visual Arts

School of the Museum of Fine Arts

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