List of landscapes by Frank Weston Benson

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Landscapes by Frank Weston Benson are one of the types of art work made by Frank Weston Benson. He also made portraits, waterscapes, wildlife, interiors and other works of art.

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In 1888 Benson married Ellen Perry Peirson. Together they had four children: Eleanor (born 1890), George (born 1891), Elisabeth (born 1892) and Sylvia (born 1898). The Benson family spent 7 summers starting in 1893 in Newcastle, New Hampshire. Starting 1901 the Benson family stayed at Wooster Farm on New Haven Island on Penobscot Bay in Maine and in 1906 they bought the property. [1] Benson enjoyed creating idyllic paintings of his family out of doors at their summer home in New Haven, Maine. One daughter noted that "Papa would often have us put on our best white dresses and then ask us to sit in the grass or play in the woods. We thought it was so silly and the maids made such a fuss when they saw the clothes afterwards." [2]

Just at the turn of the century, Benson made Impressionist paintings of his children, Eleanor, Elisabeth, George and Sylvia at their summer home on New Haven Island in Maine. His work was well received by critics and collectors and won awards. Benson, eager to paint his children on sunny days, often asked his daughters to don their best white dresses and sit in the grass or play in the woods.

Between 1890 and 1898 Benson produced many en plein air landscape and seascape paintings of New Hampshire, including the Mount Monadnock, New Castle and Portsmouth regions. [3]

Works

TitleImageMediumYearCollectionComments and SIRIS ID [nb 1]
Landscape Landscape (title TBD) 1892-1898 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 1890–1898
Mount Monadnock Mount Monadnock oil 24x30 c.1890 Frank Weston Benson.jpg oil on canvasc. 189024 in x 30 in (61 cm x 76.2 cm) Scene: Mount Monadnock, NH.
Mount Monadnock Mount Monadnock oil c.1890 Frank Weston Benson.jpg oil on canvasc. 189016 in x 20 in (40.6 cm x 50.8 cm) Scene: Mount Monadnock, NH. SIRIS Control Number 89170057 [4]
View in Mexico near SantiagoOnline image [5] oil on canvas18985.5 in x 10 in (14 cm x 25.4 cm)
Benson Family at Wooster Farm Frank W. Benson, The Benson Family at Wooster Farm, North Haven, Maine, 1901.jpg 1901 Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI		24.9 in x 29.9 in (63.2 cm x 75.9 cm). Scene: artist's family at Wooster Farm, North Haven, ME.
Evening Light Evening Light 1908 Frank Weston Benson.jpg oil on canvas1908 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		25.3 in x 30.5 in (64.3 cm x 77.5 cm) Benson's wife, Ellen, and four children walk across a meadow in the painting Evening Light. Eleanor waits on the left for her mother and other children to walk towards her. George has a fishing pole carried over his shoulder. [6] SIRIS Control Number 89170043 [4]
The House at North Haven
(or Wooster Farm)
(or The Farm at North Haven)		Online image [7] 191230.5 in x 49 in (77.5 cm x 124.5 cm) Scene: white farmhouse nestled in trees in middle-ground with seascape in distance. SIRIS Control Number 89170067 [4]
The High Carry The High Carry 1915 Frank Weston Benson.jpg etching/prints1915 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		9.9 in x 7.9 in (25.1 cm x 20.1 cm). Scene: 3 figures traveling in mountainous landscape; one figure is porting canoe.
The Hillside
(or Reading in Sun and Shade)		 Frank W. Benson, The Hillside (Reading in sun and shade), 1921.jpg oil on canvas192125.1 in x 30.3 in (63.8 cm x 77 cm). Scene: landscape near coast with female figure reclining on grassy hillside, pink parasol held over her head as she reads; overhead are billowy clouds in clear blue sky; on left, glimpse of ocean. SIRIS Control Number 82190634 [4]
River Scene Frank W. Benson, River Scene, 1921.jpg oil on canvas1921Scene: river winds through countryside.
Cedars Frank W. Benson, Cedars, 1921.jpg watercolor, brush and bluec. 1921 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA14.9 in x 21.6 in (37.8 cm x 54.9 cm)
Through the Willows Frank W. Benson, Through the Willows, 1922.jpg 1922
Iris and Lilies Iris and Lilies, 1922.jpg watercolor on paper192214.1 in x 20.6 in (35.8 cm x 52.3 cm) Scene: close-up of still pond water with lily pads and irises. Ellen, Benson's wife, planted water lilies and iris in a pond behind their summer home, Wooster Farm on North Haven Island, Maine, which was a frequent subject in Benson's paintings. [8] SIRIS Control Number 8A730023 [4]
Meadows in Winter Frank W. Benson, Meadows in Winter, 1922.jpg watercolor on paper1922 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA13.8 in x 19.7 in (35.1 cm x 50 cm) Scene: winter landscape with patches of tall grass poking through snow-covered meadow and small stream winding into distance. SIRIS Control Number 20493114 [4]
Through the Willows Frank W. Benson, Through the Willows, 1922.jpg watercolor over graphite on paper1922 Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		16.2 in x 20.2 in (41.1 cm x 51.3 cm)
The BridgeOnline image [9] drypoint etching on copper plate/print1923 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Westmoreland Museum of American Art,
Greensburg, PA;
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		13.6 in x 10.7 in (34.5 cm x 27.2 cm)
Snowladen Spruce
(or Snow-laden Spruce)		Online image [10] watercolor on paper1927 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA20.1 in x 25.1 in (51.1 cm x 63.8 cm) Scene: snowscape. SIRIS Control Number 89170040 [4]
Wooster FarmOnline image [11] watercolor on paper192715 in x 21.5 in (38.1 cm x 54.6 cm). Scene: close-up of front of house (artist's summer residence, North Haven, Maine) with bench's back facing viewer; trees at right. SIRIS Control Number 89170061 [4]
Dublin WoodsOnline image [12] oil on canvas193120 in x 17.9 in (50.8 cm x 45.5 cm)
Willow Trunkswatercolor, brush and blue1933 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		20.1 in x 24.9 in (51.1 cm x 63.2 cm)
Woman in White Gazing over a CliffsideOnline image [13] oil on canvas17 in x 13 in (43.2 cm x 33 cm) Scene: small female figure in cliffside landscape.
Amphitheater in the ParkOnline image [14] watercolor on paper6.3 in x 9 in (16 cm x 22.9 cm)
Mountain Sleetdrypoint etching/print9.5 in x 11.7 in (24.1 cm x 29.7 cm)
Six Blue Hillsdrypoint etching/print Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Young Girl Picking Flowers at SpringtimeOnline image [15] oil on board

Notes

  1. ↑ The SIRIS Control Number is assigned for a given work of art in the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. It can be used to search the SIRIS system and access the specific work of art. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Bedford, 263.
  2. ↑ Margaret ("Gretchen") Strong, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
  3. ↑ Peabody Essex Museum, Interactive Presentation, Benson Timeline.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Smithsonian Institution SIRIS Search Engine.
  5. ↑ "View in Mexico near Santiago". mutualart.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ Evening Light, SIRIS
  7. ↑ "The House at North Haven". artvalue.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ Peabody Essex Museum, Interactive Presentation, Gallery.
  9. ↑ "The Bridge". Cleveland Museum of Art . Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Snowladen Spruce". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Wooster Farm". artvalue.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Dublin Woods". skinnerinc.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  13. ↑ "search collection: Woman in White Gazing over a Cliffside". arcadja.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Amphitheater in the Park". skinnerinc.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Young Girl Picking Flowers at Springtime". artvalue.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.

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