Benjamin Eggleston Oil Painting of Classical Female Nude

Item Details

Benjamin Eggleston (New York/Minnesota; 1867 – 1937)
Untitled (figure)
Oil painting on board
Signed to lower right

An oil painting on canvas board by well-listed American painter Benjamin Eggleston (New York/Minnesota; 1867 – 1937). The painting depicts a Classical style portrait of a nude female figure reclining on the banks of a small forest stream. The painting is signed to the lower right and is presented in a wooden frame with a distressed gold tone finish and a hanging wire attached to the verso.

Eggleston was born in Belivdere, MN in 1867. He studied art at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts under Douglas Volk, and later studied in Paris where he was influenced by the Impressionists. He is known for his Tonalist landscapes, portrait work and classical nudes painted in the juste milieu manner, embracing Impressionism, but not quite willing to abandon his roots in Realism. Upon returning from Europe he established a studio in Brooklyn, and spent summers at the Old Lyme Art Colony in Connecticut. He was a Member of the Salmagundi Club and the Brooklyn Society of Artists, and served as president of the Brooklyn Art Club. His work was widely exhibited during his lifetime including at the National Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy, Boston Art Club, Paris Salons, the Carnegie Institute, Brooklyn Art Association and more. His work is represented in the collections of numerous prestigious institutions, including Butler Institute of American Art; Museum of the City of New York; Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Telfair Museum of Art; The Newark Museum; and the Florence Griswold Museum, among others.

Condition

- small area of craquelure to center of left side. Light accretion. Cracking and wear to frame finish.

Dimensions

- measures frame. Visible image measures 9.5" W x 8.75" H.

Item #

18CIN698-047