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Portrait of My Daughters, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Benson, Frank Weston 1862-1951  Search this
Subject:
Rogers, C. M. A., Mrs. (Elisabeth (Betty) Benson)  Search this
Lawson, Ralph, Mrs. (Eleanor Benson)  Search this
Benson, Sylvia  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury Street Worcester Massachusetts 01609 Accession Number: 1908.4
Date:
1907
Notes:
Worcester Art Museum, 1975.
Worcester Art Museum: Selected Works," Worcester: MA: Worcester Art Museum, 1994, pg. 214.
Brigham, David R., "American Impressionism: Paintings of Promise," San Francisco, CA: Pomegranate (Worcester Art Museum), 1997, pg. 41.
"Frank W. Benson: a retrospective," New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 1989, fig. 63.
"Frank W. Benson: the Impressionist years," New York: Spanierman Gallery, 1988.
Domit, Moussa M., "American Impressionist Painting," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1973, fig. 4.
"Ten American Painters" New York, NY: Spanierman Gallery, 1990, fig. 45.
Image on file.
"Frank W. Benson: a retrospective," New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 1989, pg. 61.
"Frank W. Benson: the Impressionist years," New York: Spanierman Gallery, 1988, pg. 13.
Worcester Art Museum: Selected Works," Worcester: MA: Worcester Art Museum, 1994, pg. 214.
Brigham, David R., "American Impressionism: Paintings of Promise," San Francisco, CA: Pomegranate (Worcester Art Museum), 1997, pg. 41.
Domit, Moussa M., "American Impressionist Painting," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1973, pg. 57.
Art News (Oct. 1973).
"Ten American Painters" New York, NY: Spanierman Gallery, 1990, fig. 45.
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Summary:
Portrait of the artist's three daughters in a sunny landscape. Elisabeth is seated at left and holds a basket of flowers on her lap. Eleanor is seated at right, her right arms resting on the back of the bench, and her gaze directed down. And Syliva stands between them.
Topic:
Portrait group--Family--Siblings  Search this
Portrait female  Search this
Landscape--Water  Search this
Control number:
IAP 23570020
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_271948