Frank Weston Benson 1917 Etching on Paper "Goose and Teal"

Item Details

Frank Weston Benson (American; 1862-1951)
Goose and Teal, 1917
Etching on paper
Signed “Frank W. Benson” in graphite to lower left
Published state of 150

An etching on paper titled Goose and Teal by renowned American artist Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951), created in 1917. Signed in graphite to the lower left, this work is presented under glass with off-white matting, and housed in a gold-tone wood frame with a black liner. A short bio of the artist is adhered to the verso.

Born in Massachusetts, Frank Weston Benson is among the original Ten American Painters – a group of American artists formed in 1898, which included Joseph DeCamp, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, Childe Hassam, Willard Leroy Metcalf, Robert Reid, Edward Simmons, Edmund C. Tarbell, J. Alden Weir, and John Henry Twachtman (later replaced by William Merritt Chase after his death). He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Académie Julian with artists Joseph Lindon Smith, Gustave-Rodolphe Boulanger and Jules-Joseph Lefebvre. His work has been collected by numerous prestigious institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Corcoran Gallery of Art; and the Library of Congress, among many others.

Condition

- faint toning throughout paper; minor marks throughout mat; some residue scattered throughout glass; minor wear scattered throughout frame.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; image size measure approximately 7 7/8" W x 5 7/8" H.

Item #

18DCC700-146