List of wildlife works of art by Frank Weston Benson

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Frank Weston Benson made paintings, drawings and etchings of Wildlife. He also made portraits, waterscapes, landscapes, interiors and other works of art.

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Benson, an avid birdwatcher and hunter from a young age, spent nearly every non-winter weekend hunting or fishing. [1] He initially became interested in painting to capture the wildlife he enjoyed, particularly birds. [2] Benson's interest in painting initially grew out of his desire to be an ornithological illustrator. As a teenager, he spent the spring, summer and fall outdoors nearly every weekend bird watching, hunting or fishing. [1] [2] In 1892 Benson bought a hunting shack on Cape Cod with his brothers-in-law, Edward Peirson and Maurice Richardson. Swan Flight, exhibited at the St. Botolph Club in 1893, was Benson's first known exhibition of wildfowl. [3] Entering the turn of the century wildfowl was not a marketable subject, but once he began creating and exhibiting his works the wildfowl paintings always sold. [4]

Benson, a sportsman at heart, had a solid body of work of wildlife scenes and birds, generally waterfowl. His works included oil paintings, watercolors, etchings and drypoint.

Benson made Swan Flight, a group of wild swans in formation against a gray sky from the Cape Cod hunting cabin off of Nauset that he bought with his brothers-in-law. It was the first work he exhibited of wildfowl, a subject matter that Benson explored over the years of his artistic career. The painting was sold soon after it was completed, a dynamic that continued throughout his career. To a New York dealer, Benson once expressed: "I made a [painting of a wildfowl] the other day at home and I looked forward to exhibiting it and, almost before it was dry, a visitor saw it and carried it off! It’s my good fortune to be doing what people like, but it keeps me on the jump." [4] 4

Early Morning" is the culmination of Benson's appreciation of birds and Japanese composition, which was popular both in Boston and Paris. The silhouetted images of the birds flying over water is similar to the Japanese screen by Maruyama Ōkyo "Geese Flying over a Beach". One of Benson's early interests was depiction of the bird life near Salem; His first oil paintings are still lifes of birds. Benson may have seen that screen at Boston importer Bunkyo Matsuki's shop or the Matsuki home in Salem before it was purchased by Charles Freer in 1898. Having seen the work at a New York exhibition in 1900, a New York Times critic noted that it was "especially good… with the ducks in flight and the gray expanse of marsh and sky rose-flushed in the east with the dawn." [5]

Wildlife

TitleImageYearDimensionsCollectionComments
Swan Flight,
oil on canvas		 Swan Flight 1893 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 189331.5 in x 39.5 in (80 cm x 100.3 cm) IAP 20780419 Huntington Museum of Art,
Huntington, WV
Canada Geese,
watercolor on paper with traces of pencil		 Canadian Geese watercolor 1895 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 189513 in x 18 in (33 cm x 45.7 cm)Scene: Canada geese in waterscape.
Early Morning
(or Geese Flying over a Beach) in the style of Maruyama Ōkyo,
oil on canvas		 Early Morning 1899 Frank Weston Benson.jpg

Okyo - Geese flying over Beech.jpg 		c. 189924.1 in x 60.1 in (61.2 cm x 152.7 cm) IAP 20492451 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Redhead Ducks,
watercolor on paper		 b&w image 190713.4 in x 19.7 in (34 cm x 50 cm)IAP 20491836 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: redheads.
Little Old Squaw,
etching and drypoint/print		1912 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Blue Bills,
etching/print		 Blue Bills etching 1912 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 19125.9 in x 7.1 in (15 cm x 18 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups).
Eider Ducks in Winter,
watercolor/gouache/graphite on wove paper		 Eider Ducks in Winter watercolor c.1913 Frank Weston Benson.jpg c. 191319.7 in x 26.8 in (50 cm x 68.1 cm)IAP 23570018 Scene: eiders afloat in waterscape.
Eider Ducks Flying,
watercolor/graphite on wove paper		c. 191320 in x 27 in (50.8 cm x 68.6 cm) IAP 89170023 Scene: eiders in flight near clouds.
Mallards,
drypoint etching/print		 view 1913 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: mallards in waterscape.
Fish Hawk,
etching on zinc plate/print		 Fish Hawk etching 1913 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 191311.8 in x 9.8 in (30 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: bird of prey (likely osprey) with prey.
Ducks Swimming,
etching/print		 view 19145 in x 10 in (12.7 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in body of water.
Old Squaws,
drypoint etching/print		 Old Squaws 1915 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 19155.8 in x 7.8 in (14.7 cm x 19.8 cm)Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire,
Durham, NH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight over waterscape.
Bluebills,
intaglio engraving		 view 191519 in x 15.5 in (48.3 cm x 39.4 cm)Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups) in flight.
Flight of Blue Bills
(or Flight of Bluebills),
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		 view 19155 in x 11.8 in (12.7 cm x 30 cm) or 7.9 in x 11.8 in (20.1 cm x 30 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups) in flight.
Solitude,
drypoint etching/print		 view 1915 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19154 in x 5 in (10.2 cm x 12.7 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19153 in x 4 in (7.6 cm x 10.2 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Blue Heron,
etching on Shogun paper/print		 view 19156 in x 4 in (15.2 cm x 10.2 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl standing in waterscape.
Lone Goose,
etching/print		 view 19154 in x 6 in (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: Canada goose standing in waterscape.
Geese against the Sky,
etching/print		 view 19155.8 in x 10.8 in (14.7 cm x 27.4 cm)Scene: wildfowl in flight over waterscape.
Black Breast Plover,
etching on copper plate/print		1915 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: plover
Duck and Ripples,
etching/print		 view 19154 in x 6 in (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Frightened Ducks,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19154 in x 5 in (10.2 cm x 12.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: ducks in flight in waterscape.
Wood Ducks,
etching/print		 view 19155 in x 4 in (12.7 cm x 10.2 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Wood Duck Family
(or The Duck Family),
drypoint etching/print		 view 19155.5 in x 7.5 in (14 cm x 19.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: wood ducks in waterscape.
Wild Swans,
drypoint etching/print		 view 1915 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA Scene: swans.
Brown Pelican,
drypoint etching on Shogun paper/print		 view 19157.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: brown pelican.
Over the Tree Tops
(or Over the Treetops),
etching/print		 view 19155 in x 7.9 in (12.7 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight.
Perching Pelican,
etching/print		 view 19155 in x 4 in (12.7 cm x 10.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl (likely brown pelican).
Wild Geese Resting,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19156 in x 8 in (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese in waterscape.
Dead Goose,
drypoint etching/print		 view view 19154 in x 6 in (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) or 7.6 in x 8.9 in (19.3 cm x 22.6 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY
Male Whistler,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19154 in x 6 in (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: whistler (likely Pachycephalinae).
Bald Eagle,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19157.9 in x 5.8 in (20.1 cm x 14.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: bald eagle.
Morning,
etching/print		 view view 19157.8 in x 9.8 in (19.8 cm x 24.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese in flight in waterscape.
Egrets,
etching/print		 view 19157.9 in x 6 in (20.1 cm x 15.2 cm)Scene: egrets (2) stand in waterscape.
Whistlers,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19155.8 in x 7.8 in (14.7 cm x 19.8 cm) or 9.3 in x 11.3 in (23.6 cm x 28.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: whistlers in waterscape.
The Mirror,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19165.8 in x 7.8 in (14.7 cm x 19.8 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl reflected in body of water.
Pair of Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19163 in x 4 in (7.6 cm x 10.2 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Pintails,
drypoint etching/print		 view 191613.8 in x 10.6 in (35.1 cm x 26.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails).
Mallard Rising,
etching/print		 view 19167 in x 5 in (17.8 cm x 12.7 cm) or 6.9 in x 7.9 in (17.5 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone mallard in flight in waterscape.
Migrating Geese,
drypoint etching/print		 Migrating Geese etching 1916 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 1916 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Migrating Geese,
drypoint etching/print		 view view 191610 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese in flight.
Ducks,
etching/print		 view 19167.8 in x 9.5 in (19.8 cm x 24.1 cm)Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Geese Alighting,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		 Brooklyn Museum - Geese Alighting - Frank Weston Benson - overall.jpg c. 191614.1 in x 11.3 in (35.8 cm x 28.7 cm) or 16 in x 11.5 in (40.6 cm x 29.2 cm) Brooklyn Museum,
Brooklyn, NY;
Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Akron Art Museum,
Akron, Ohio		Geese Alighting was made by drypoint, "with much burr". [6] Burrs are edges created by the drypoint technique, sometimes scraped down to be less prominent. [7]
Pair of Ducks,
pencil etching on Shogun paper		 view 19164.8 in x 3.9 in (12.2 cm x 9.9 cm)Scene: ducks (2) in waterscape.
In the Clouds,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19163.9 in x 5 in (9.9 cm x 12.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: Canada geese in flight.
The V,
drypoint etching		 search collection 191710.1 in x 15 in (25.7 cm x 38.1 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA
Wild Geese,
etching/print		 search collection 191715.5 in x 20.5 in (39.4 cm x 52.1 cm)Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape (landing from right).
Wild Geese,
etching on laid paper/print		19177 in x 10 in (17.8 cm x 25.4 cm)Scene: waterfowl in waterscape (flying toward right).
Scaling Down,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		 view 19174 in x 3 in (10.2 cm x 7.6 cm) or 4 in x 5 in (10.2 cm x 12.7 cm) Worcester Art Museum,
Worcester, MA		Scene: waterfowl in a waterscape.
Incoming Geese,
etching/print		 view 19176 in x 4 in (15.2 cm x 10.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: Canada geese (2) in flight.
Geese,
drypoint etching/print		 view 191710 in x 15 in (25.4 cm x 38.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese (5) in flight.
Study of Geese,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19173.8 in x 5.9 in (9.7 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese (2) in flight.
Snowy Herons,
etching/print		 view 19174.9 in x 3.9 in (12.4 cm x 9.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: snowy herons.
Swans and Teal,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19178 in x 10 in (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: swans; teal (likely Anatinae).
Goose and Teal,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		 view 19176 in x 8 in (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada goose and teal (likely Anatinae) in waterscape.
Mallard Drake,
etching/print		 view 19175.9 in x 7.9 in (15 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone mallard in waterscape.
Sheldrakes
(or Sheldrake),
etching/print		 view 19176.8 in x 10.8 in (17.3 cm x 27.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: shelduck (4) in flight.
Redheads,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		 view 19175.9 in x 7.9 in (15 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: redheads (4) in flight.
High-Flying Ducks,
etching/print		 view 19177.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in flight.
Single Duck,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19174 in x 5.3 in (10.2 cm x 13.5 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: lone duck in body of water.
After Sunset,
etching/print		 view 19176 in x 8 in (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight in waterscape.
Canada Goose,
etching/print		 view 19174 in x 5 in (10.2 cm x 12.7 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada goose standing in water.
The Alarm,
etching/print		 view 19178 in x 10 in (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: wildfowl in flight in waterscape.
Ducks in the Rain,
etching on laid paper/print		 Ducks in the Rain 1918 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 191812 in x 11.5 in (30.5 cm x 29.2 cm) or 8 in x 6 in (20.3 cm x 15.2 cm)Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire,
Durham, NH;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Benson demonstrated his skill as an etcher through the depiction of reflection and shadow in Ducks in the Rain. Thin vertical lines denote rain and flatten the sense of depth or distance. Images were printed on shogun, a Japanese art paper. [8]
Mates,
etching/print		 Mates etching 1918 by Frank Weston Benson.jpg 19186 in x 7.9 in (15.2 cm x 20.1 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: ducks (2) in body of water.
Herons in a Pine Tree,
drypoint etching/print		 view 191813.7 in x 9.8 in (34.8 cm x 24.9 cm)Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: herons (3) perched on pine tree limbs.
Souvenir of Long Point,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19187.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: lone waterfowl over water.
Three Geese
(or Three Flying Geese),
drypoint etching/print		 view 19188 in x 14.6 in (20.3 cm x 37.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY;
Butler Institute of American Art,
Youngstown, OH		Scene: Canada geese (3) in flight in waterscape.
Eider Drake,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19186 in x 7.1 in (15.2 cm x 18 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: eider in flight.
Eagle in the Sky,
etching on Shogun paper/print		 view 191813.8 in x 10.6 in (35.1 cm x 26.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: bald eagle.
Winter Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19186.9 in x 10.9 in (17.5 cm x 27.7 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s) standing in waterscape.
Mallards, No. 2,
etching/print		 view 19188.8 in x 10.9 in (22.4 cm x 27.7 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: mallards (2) in flight.
The Visitor,
etching/print		 view 19183 in x 5 in (7.6 cm x 12.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Ducks in Flight,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19183 in x 5 in (7.6 cm x 12.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in flight.
Old Squaws, No. 2,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19185 in x 10 in (12.7 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight.
Sprigtail,
etching/print		1918 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Morning Flight,
etching on wove paper/print		 view 191812.5 in x 15.4 in (31.8 cm x 39.1 cm) or 8 in x 9.8 in (20.3 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight over waterscape.
Pintail Drinking,
etching/print		 view 19185.9 in x 4 in (15 cm x 10.2 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails) in waterscape.
Flying Ducks,
etching/print		 view 19198.9 in x 6.9 in (22.6 cm x 17.5 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: ducks in flight in waterscape.
Two Geese,
etching/print		 view 19193.8 in x 5.8 in (9.7 cm x 14.7 cm) IAP 73530018 Scene: two Canada geese in body of water.
Broad Bills
(or Broadbills),
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		 view 1919 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: broadbills.
Yellowlegs, No. 2,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19197.9 in x 9.9 in (20.1 cm x 25.1 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Pair of Geese,
drypoint etching/print		 image 1919 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: Canada geese.
Heron Fishing,
drypoint etching/print		 view view 19193.5 in x 5.5 in (8.9 cm x 14 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY
Black Ducks, No. 2,
drypoint etching/print		 view 191910 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: ducks in flight.
Chickadees,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19198 in x 6 in (20.3 cm x 15.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: chickadees.
Going North,
etching/print		 view 19193.5 in x 5.5 in (8.9 cm x 14 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: Canada geese (2) in flight.
Water Lilies,
drypoint etching, print		 view 19197.9 in x 9.8 in (20.1 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape with water lilies.
Ducks Flying over Water,
etching on laid paper/print		 view 19198.9 in x 6.8 in (22.6 cm x 17.3 cm) Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: ducks in flight over waterscape.
Rising geese,
watercolor on paper		 color image 192020.3 in x 15.3 in (51.6 cm x 38.9 cm) IAP 89170093 Scene: coastal scene depicting Canada geese (2) taking flight over shimmering water dotted with patches of tall reeds.
Dark Pool,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		 Dark Pool 1920 Frank Weston Benson.jpg
view 		19207.9 in x 11.9 in (20.1 cm x 30.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY
Blackbirds and Rushes,
drypoint etching/print		 view 1920 Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, IN;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Three Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching on Hodamura paper/print		 view view 19204.5 in x 5.9 in (11.4 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s) (3) in waterscape.
Summer Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		 view view 19205 in x 3.8 in (12.7 cm x 9.7 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Wide Marshes,
etching on Japanese vellum/print		 view 192011.5 in x 14 in (29.2 cm x 35.6 cm) or 7 in x 11 in (17.8 cm x 27.9 cm) Colby College Museum of Art,
Waterville, ME		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Widgeon Rising,
drypoint etching/print		 view 192011.3 in x 7.5 in (28.7 cm x 19.1 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone wigeon in flight.
Yellowlegs Alighting,
drypoint etching/print		 view 192013.1 in x 15.4 in (33.3 cm x 39.1 cm) or 8.9 in x 14.9 in (22.6 cm x 37.8 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Ducks at Dawn,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		 view 19207 in x 9 in (17.8 cm x 22.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in flight in waterscape.
Shoveller Drake,
etching/print		 view 192010 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone shoveler in flight.
Over Sunk Marsh,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		 view 19206 in x 7.9 in (15.2 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight over marsh.
Two Crows,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19202 in x 5 in (5.1 cm x 12.7 cm) or 2 in x 2.9 in (5.1 cm x 7.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: crows.
Grouse on a Pine Bough
(or Grouse on a Pine Branch),
drypoint etching/print		 view 19203 in x 2 in (7.6 cm x 5.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: grouse.
Rendezvous,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19206 in x 5 in (15.2 cm x 12.7 cm) or 3.8 in x 4.9 in (9.7 cm x 12.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Reflections,
drypoint etching on zinc/print		 view 19205 in x 8 in (12.7 cm x 20.3 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone wildfowl with reflection in waterscape.
Pintails Decoyed,
oil on canvas		 Pintails Decoyed 1921 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 192136 in x 44 in (91.4 cm x 111.8 cm) IAP 20492453 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: pintail ducks float across the surface of a reed-lined river as other ducks take flight. [9]
Ducks Alighting,
etching on wove paper/print		 view 19215.9 in x 4.5 in (15 cm x 11.4 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: ducks (4) coming in to land in waterscape.
Calm,
etching/print		 view 19215 in x 6.8 in (12.7 cm x 17.3 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Three Geese,
etching/lithograph		 view 192111.3 in x 15.8 in (28.7 cm x 40.1 cm)Scene: Canada geese (3) in flight in waterscape.
The Resting Place,
etching/print		 view 19214.9 in x 3.9 in (12.4 cm x 9.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Three Canada Geese Taking Flight
(or Three Canada Geese),
etching/lithograph		 view c. 192112 in x 16 in (30.5 cm x 40.6 cm)Scene: Canada geese (3) in waterscape.
Against the Morning Sky,
oil on canvas		192260 in x 45 in (152.4 cm x 114.3 cm) IAP 89550006 Scene: geese rise from marsh against morning sky.
Against the Morning Sky,
oil on canvas		 color image 192243 in x 25.5 in (109.2 cm x 64.8 cm)Scene: geese rise from marsh against morning sky.
Against the Morning Sky,
oil on canvas		192232 in x 25.5 in (81.3 cm x 64.8 cm) IAP 61503158
IAP 8A220032 		Scene: geese rise from marsh against morning sky.
Cloudy Dawn,
etching on laid paper/print		 view view 19229.8 in x 11.8 in (24.9 cm x 30 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: geese in flight.
Salmon,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		19223.9 in x 4.7 in (9.9 cm x 11.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Hovering Geese,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		 view 192213.9 in x 10.8 in (35.3 cm x 27.4 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Little Bluebills,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		 view view 19227.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL;
Addison Gallery of American Art,
Phillips Academy,
Andover, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups).
After Sunset
(or Long Point Sunset),
oil on canvas		 color image 192350 in x 40 in (127 cm x 101.6 cm)IAP 8A220011 Scene: ducks (4) flying over marshy at sunset.
Pintails in Flight over a Marsh
(or Springing Pintails),
watercolor/gouache/graphite on paperboard		 color image 192320.6 in x 14.5 in (52.3 cm x 36.8 cm)Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails) in marsh waterscape.
Geese in Flight,
watercolor/pencil on paper		 color image 192319.7 in x 13.8 in (50 cm x 35.1 cm)Scene: Canada geese (2) in flight.
Great White Herons,
etching		1923 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA		Benson, adept at capturing light in his paintings, demonstrates that skill in the creation of the etching Great White Herons. Benson "shows these graceful creatures in flight, the sunlight playing on their wide, white wings. Benson even managed to portray light in his etchings, with rich, velvety blacks, and mid-tones murky with the light of an approaching storm or the coming of dawn. These works earned him titles such as 'dean of American etchers,' and 'master of the sporting print.' [10]
Herons at Rest,
etching on wove paper/print		 view 192311.9 in x 7.9 in (30.2 cm x 20.1 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Ducks at Play,
drypoint etching/print		 view 192311 in x 13.8 in (27.9 cm x 35.1 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Yellowlegs, No. 3,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19237.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm)Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Soaring Fish Hawk,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		 view 19235.9 in x 7.8 in (15 cm x 19.8 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely osprey).
Redheads, No. 2,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		 view 19238 in x 10 in (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: redheads in flight over waterscape.
Lighting In,
etching/print		 view c. 19238 in x 11 in (20.3 cm x 27.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: wildfowl in waterscape.
Rising Mallard,
oil on canvas		192415 in x 21 in (38.1 cm x 53.3 cm) IAP 84780035 Scene: mallard.
Rising Mallards,
watercolor on paper		 view 192415 in x 21 in (38.1 cm x 53.3 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
Los Angeles, CA		Scene: mallards.
Mallards,
watercolor		 Mallards watercolor 1924 by Frank Weston Benson.jpg 192414.5 in x 30.8 in (36.8 cm x 78.2 cm)Private CollectionScene: mallards in waterscape.
Scoters over Water,
watercolor on paper		 color image 192413.5 in x 19.5 in (34.3 cm x 49.5 cm)IAP 63007555 Private collectionScene: scoters in flight over water.
Black Ducks at Dusk,
etching/print		 view 19244.9 in x 6.9 in (12.4 cm x 17.5 cm)Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: ducks in flight.
Flying Widgeon,
etching on laid paper/print		 view 19249.7 in x 14.7 in (24.6 cm x 37.3 cm)Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: wigeon.
Dawn,
etching on laid paper/print		 view 19246.9 in x 9.8 in (17.5 cm x 24.9 cm) or 11.5 in x 12.9 in (29.2 cm x 32.8 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA;
Akron Art Museum,
Akron, Ohio		Scene: waterfowl coming in to land in waterscape.
On the Redhead Grounds,
etching on laid paper/print		192415 in x 11.4 in (38.1 cm x 29 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: redheads.
Rising Geese,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		 view 19246.8 in x 8.8 in (17.3 cm x 22.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Geese Over a Marsh,
etching on laid paper		 view 19247.9 in x 9.8 in (20.1 cm x 24.9 cm)Scene: Canada geese in flight in marsh.
Baldpates,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19248 in x 10 in (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm)Scene: American wigeon in waterscape.
Flock of Canvasbacks,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		 view 19247.8 in x 9.8 in (19.8 cm x 24.9 cm)Scene: canvasbacks flying in formation.
Evening
(or Mallards),
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on wove paper		 color image 192525 in x 21 in (63.5 cm x 53.3 cm) IAP 86300001 Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: waterfowl (mallards) landing on pond in evening light.
Alert!,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19253.8 in x 4.9 in (9.7 cm x 12.4 cm) or 4.9 in x 7 in (12.4 cm x 17.8 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL;
Brooklyn Museum,
Brooklyn, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in a body of water.
Yellowlegs,
watercolor on paper		 color image c. 192514.3 in x 19.8 in (36.3 cm x 50.3 cm)Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s) standing at edge of water. Artwork commissioned Quincy Adams Shaw, family friend.
Flying Brant,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19254.9 in x 7 in (12.4 cm x 17.8 cm) or 15.5 in x 12.8 in (39.4 cm x 32.5 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: brant geese (2) in flight.
In Island Pond,
etching/print		 view 19259.8 in x 7.8 in (24.9 cm x 19.8 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Teal,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19257.9 in x 10.8 in (20.1 cm x 27.4 cm)Scene: teals (likely Anatinae) in waterscape.
The Darkening Sky,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		 view 19254.9 in x 6.8 in (12.4 cm x 17.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in flight in waterscape.
The Long Journey
etching/print		 view 19269.8 in x 11.8 in (24.9 cm x 30 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: waterscape with waterfowl in flight.
Canvasbacks,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19266 in x 11.8 in (15.2 cm x 30 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: canvasbacks in flight.
The Sheldrake's Brood,
drypoint etching/print		1926 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: shelducks.
Towering Widgeon,
etching/print		 view 19269.8 in x 7.8 in (24.9 cm x 19.8 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: wigeon in flight.
Currituck marshes, North Carolina,
watercolor on paper		 color image 192618.9 in x 26.4 in (48 cm x 67.1 cm)IAP 20493116 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: five American wigeons along water's edge; Currituck Marshes, NC.
Nightfall,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		 Nightfall etching 1926 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 19266 in x 8 in (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Ipswich Marshes,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		 view 19267.9 in x 10 in (20.1 cm x 25.4 cm) Wichita Art Museum,
Wichita, KS;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight over Ipswich River, Massachusetts.
In Dropping Flight,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		 view 192610.9 in x 13.8 in (27.7 cm x 35.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: wildfowl coming in to land in body of water.
Over Currituck Marshes,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		 view 192611.5 in x 15.6 in (29.2 cm x 39.6 cm) or 7.1 in x 11.8 in (18 cm x 30 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: waterfowl in flight.
Alighting in the Moonlight,
oil on masonite		 color image 192714 in x 21.9 in (35.6 cm x 55.6 cm)
Mallards at Evening,
drypoint etching/print		 view c. 192713.9 in x 11.9 in (35.3 cm x 30.2 cm) Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, IN;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl (mallards) landing on pond in evening light.
Rainbow Cove,
etching on laid paper/print		 view 192711.8 in x 12.4 in (30 cm x 31.5 cm) or 7.8 in x 9.8 in (19.8 cm x 24.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Swinging In,
drypoint etching on wove paper		 view view 19277.8 in x 11.8 in (19.8 cm x 30 cm) Wichita Art Museum,
Wichita, KS;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: waterscape with waterfowl.
On Set Wings,
etching/print		 view 19274.4 in x 5.8 in (11.2 cm x 14.7 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: wildfowl in flight.
The White Heron,
etching/print		 view 192711 in x 7 in (27.9 cm x 17.8 cm)
The Passing Flock,
etching on laid paper/print		 view 192711.8 in x 13.8 in (30 cm x 35.1 cm)Scene: wildfowl in waterscape.
Redhead Alighting,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19275 in x 6 in (12.7 cm x 15.2 cm)Scene: lone redhead landing in body of water.
Evening Flight,
etching on laid paper		 view 19277.8 in x 9.9 in (19.8 cm x 25.1 cm)Scene: wildfowl in flight in waterscape.
On Swift Wings,
etching/print		 view c. 192711.8 in x 9.8 in (30 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl on the wing in waterscape.
Black Ducks,
etching/print		 view 19279.9 in x 12.5 in (25.1 cm x 31.8 cm)Scene: ducks (3) floating in waterscape.
Hawk and Mallard,
etching/lithograph		 view 192712.6 in x 9.5 in (32 cm x 24.1 cm)Scene: hawk flies after mallard.
Yellowlegs, No. 4,
drypoint etching/print		 view c. 19287.9 in x 9.8 in (20.1 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: yellowleg (likely Tringa ).
Lone Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		 view 192812 in x 8 in (30.5 cm x 20.3 cm) or 16 in x 10.5 in (40.6 cm x 26.7 cm)IAP 46470006 Carnegie Museum of Art,
Pittsburgh, PA		Scene: lone yellowlegs (likely Tringa s) in waterscape.
Yellowlegs in Sunlight,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		 view 19289.8 in x 7.9 in (24.9 cm x 20.1 cm) Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA;
Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Yellowlegs at Dusk,
etching on laid paper/print		 view 192811.5 in x 16.3 in (29.2 cm x 41.4 cm) or 8 in x 11 in (20.3 cm x 27.9 cm) Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Dawn,
etching/print		 view 19287.9 in x 9.8 in (20.1 cm x 24.9 cm) Chrysler Museum of Art,
Norfolk, VA		Scene: waterfowl (9) coming in to land on body of water.
Here They Come!,
drypoint etching/print		 view 192813.8 in x 11.6 in (35.1 cm x 29.5 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: waterfowl arriving in a waterscape.
Canada Geese Taking Flight,
painting		 view 1929Scene: Canada geese taking flight in waterscape.
White Herons,
oil on canvas		192940 in x 32.3 in (101.6 cm x 82 cm) IAP 8A220036 Scene: herons (3) wading in lake amidst lily pads; two herons at left look right (one stands taller; second one's neck is swooped down); heron at right faces left with beak pointing toward water.
White Herons,
watercolor on paper		192929 in x 21 in (73.7 cm x 53.3 cm) IAP 28110007
IAP 88740048
IAP 89170020 		Scene: herons (3) wading in lake; heron in foreground faces right; two standing further back face left.
Geese Drifting Down,
etching/print		 view 19299.1 in x 14 in (23.1 cm x 35.6 cm)Scene: Canada geese landing in waterscape.
Ducks in a Marsh,
ink wash on paper		 view 19309.4 in x 13.6 in (23.9 cm x 34.5 cm)Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Greater Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		 view 1930 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringa s).
Lone Pintail,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19304.5 in x 6 in (11.4 cm x 15.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: pintail (likely northern pintails).
Pair of Pintails,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19307.9 in x 9.9 in (20.1 cm x 25.1 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails).
Redheads Coming,
etching/print		 view 19308 in x 15 in (20.3 cm x 38.1 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl (redheads) landing in waterscape.
Canada Geese in the Snow,
watercolor/graphite on paper		 color image 193018.5 in x 23.5 in (47 cm x 59.7 cm)Scene: Canada geese in snowscape.
Startled Ducks
etching on laid paper/print		 view 19307.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm)Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Two Black Ducks,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		 view view 193015 in x 12 in (38.1 cm x 30.5 cm) Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Chickadee,
drypoint etching		 view 19305.8 in x 3.8 in (14.7 cm x 9.7 cm)Scene: chickadee.
Waders,
drypoint etching/print		 view view c. 19307 in x 12 in (17.8 cm x 30.5 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: waterfowl on edge of water.
Woodcock,
drypoint etching/print		 view view 193011.8 in x 9.8 in (30 cm x 24.9 cm)Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: woodcock.
Quail,
etching/print		 view 19306 in x 4.5 in (15.2 cm x 11.4 cm)Scene: quail in brush.
Springing Teal,
drypoint etching/print		 view view 193014.8 in x 10.5 in (37.6 cm x 26.7 cm)Scene: lone teal (likely Anatinae) in waterscape.
Bunch of Bluebills
(or Six Blue Bills),
pencil/drypoint etching/print		 view 19313.8 in x 5 in (9.7 cm x 12.7 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups) in flight.
Two Black Geese,
etching, ink on pencil		 view 1931 Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, IN
Swans at Moonlight,
watercolor on paper		193119.5 in x 28 in (49.5 cm x 71.1 cm) IAP 89170039 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: group of swans flying over marsh in moonlight.
November Moon,
etching with aquatint		 view 193110 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm)Scene: waterfowl flying in moonlit waterscape.
Rain Squall,
etching/print		 view 19317 in x 8.8 in (17.8 cm x 22.4 cm)Scene: waterfowl in rainy waterscape.
Blue Herons,
etching/lithograph		 view 19319.5 in x 13 in (24.1 cm x 33 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: herons in flight in waterscape.
Four Mallards,
etching/lithograph		 view 193111.4 in x 13.8 in (29 cm x 35.1 cm)Scene: mallards (4) in flight in waterscape.
Yellowlegs,
etching/print		 view 193111 in x 9 in (27.9 cm x 22.9 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone yellowlegs (likely Tringa s) reflected in water of marsh.
Three Geese,
etching/lithograph		 view 19319.5 in x 13 in (24.1 cm x 33 cm)Scene: Canada geese (3) in flight in waterscape.
Flock of Geese in Flight,
watercolor on paper		 color image 193218.6 in x 26.6 in (47.2 cm x 67.6 cm)Scene: Canada geese in flight.
Sanctuary,
etching/print		 view 19327 in x 9.1 in (17.8 cm x 23.1 cm)Scene: wildfowl in waterscape.
Pair of Snipe,
etching/print		 view 19323.8 in x 5.8 in (9.7 cm x 14.7 cm)Scene: wading snipe.
Pintails Passing,
drypoint etching/print		 view c. 193215 in x 9.8 in (38.1 cm x 24.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails).
The Sandpiper,
etching/print		 view 1932Scene: lone sandpiper standing in shallow water.
Great White Herons,
oil on canvas		 Great White Herons 1923 Frank Weston Benson.jpg 193344 in x 36.1 in (111.8 cm x 91.7 cm) IAP 46120954 Rhode Island School of Design Museum,
Providence, RI		Scene: sunny landscape with three white herons lifting off from marshy pond dotted with lily pads and lined with tall grass. Birds, like the great white herons, were among Benson's favorite subjects. In this painting he displays a talent for composition and knowledge of birds. Each bird is depicted in a different stage of flight.
Sunset at Long Point,
graphite etching/print		 view 193310.2 in x 8.1 in (25.9 cm x 20.6 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: wildfowl in waterscape.
Eagle Alighting,
drypoint etching/print		 view 19339.5 in x 6.2 in (24.1 cm x 15.7 cm)
A Northwest Day,
oil on canvas		 color image 193436 in x 44 in (91.4 cm x 111.8 cm)Scene: Canada geese in flight over waterscape.
Grouse on a Pine Bough,
watercolor		 color image 1934Scene: grouse.
Three Geese,
etching, ink on paper		 view 1936 Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, IN		Scene: Canada geese (3) in flight in waterscape.
Tired Geese,
etching on wove paper/print		 view view 19365.9 in x 8.1 in (15 cm x 20.6 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA;
Addison Gallery of American Art,
Phillips Academy,
Andover, MA		Scene: waterfowl landing in waterscape.
Heron Roost,
etching/print		 view 1937 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH
Cold Sunset,
oil on canvas		 color image 1938Scene: frosty hues of blue/white/gray offer backdrop for mallards in marsh.
Ducks at Dawn,
oil on canvas		194028.5 in x 35 in (72.4 cm x 88.9 cm) IAP 85190001 Private collectionScene: ducks (4) flying over marshy river under lightening sky.
Ducks at Dawn,
watercolor		1940Private collectionBenson often painted wildfowl early in the morning or at dusk. [11]
Flight of Swans,
oil on canvas		 color image 194030.5 in x 39.5 in (77.5 cm x 100.3 cm)IAP 89170111 Scene: group of swans fly above marsh waterscape.
Early Morning,
watercolor and graphite on wove paper		 view 194014.4 in x 20.4 in (36.6 cm x 51.8 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Ducks with Purple Sky
(or Ducks in Flight),
watercolor on paper		 color image 194114 in x 12 in (35.6 cm x 30.5 cm) or 15 in x 19 in (38.1 cm x 48.3 cm)IAP 8A220012
Flying Geese,
etching/print		 Flying Geese etching Frank Weston Benson.jpg 33 in x 28 in (83.8 cm x 71.1 cm)Scene: geese coming in for landing in body of water.
Geese in Flight,
etching/print		 Geese in Flight etching Frank Weston Benson.jpg 25.4 in x 38.1 in (64.5 cm x 96.8 cm)Scene: geese in flight.
Mallard and Landscape Mallard and landscape Frank Weston Benson.jpg Scene: pond landscape with one mallard.
Chickadees,
watercolor on paper		14.3 in x 17 in (36.3 cm x 43.2 cm) IAP 60630324 Vose Galleries,
Boston, MA		Scene: chickadees.
Wintry Marshes,
watercolor on paper		 view
'Untitled
(or Seven Ducks in Pond),
etching		 view 12.1 in x 14.3 in (30.7 cm x 36.3 cm) Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI		Scene: pond with ducks (7).
'Untitled
(or Two Ducks),
etching		 view 14.4 in x 11 in (36.6 cm x 27.9 cm) Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI		Scene: pond landscape with ducks (2).
Shelldrake's Brood,
drypoint etching		 search collection 11.2 in x 14.7 in (28.4 cm x 37.3 cm)Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA		Scene: shelducks.
Yellow No. 3,
etching		 search collection 20.1 in x 14.9 in (51.1 cm x 37.8 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA
Mallards Alighting,
watercolor and graphite on wove paper		 view 13 in x 16.1 in (33 cm x 40.9 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: three mallards coming in to land on body of water.
Ducks in Calm water,
watercolor and graphite on wove paper		 view 14.9 in x 20 in (37.8 cm x 50.8 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: ducks in calm body of water.
Eiders in Flight,
watercolor on paper (en grisaille)		 view 20 in x 27 in (50.8 cm x 68.6 cm)Scene: eiders in flight.
Ducks in the Rain,
etching/print		 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Goose and Three Ducks,
etching/print		 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Chickadee,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		12.6 in x 9.4 in (32 cm x 23.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: chickadee.
Eiders Landing/A Nature Sketch,
watercolor/gouache on paper		 color image 9.3 in x 18 in (23.6 cm x 45.7 cm)Scene: eiders.
Geese against Sky,
etching/print
In Flight,
print		 search collection 4 in x 5.9 in (10.2 cm x 15 cm)
Hovering Geese,
aquatint on paper		 view 14 in x 10.9 in (35.6 cm x 27.7 cm) Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: Canada geese in flight over waterscape.
Turnstones,
etching/print		 view 7.8 in x 11.8 in (19.8 cm x 30 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: turnstones standing on dunes.
Eider,
ink wash/print		 view Scene: eiders floating in body of water.
Herons,
etching/print		 view 6.8 in x 10.8 in (17.3 cm x 27.4 cm)Scene: waterfowl standing in waterscape.
Canada Geese In Flight,
painting		 color image Scene: Canada geese in flight over choppy waves.
Flying Pintails,
painting		 color image Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails) in flight in waterscape.
Migrating Scoters,
watercolor on paper		 color image 14 in x 19 in (35.6 cm x 48.3 cm)Scene: scoters in flight over choppy water.
Swans,
inkwash		 view 24 in x 18 in (61 cm x 45.7 cm)Scene: swans.
Black Ducks,
watercolor on paper		 color image 18.5 in x 23 in (47 cm x 58.4 cm)Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Eiders at Play,
watercolor on paper		 view 13 in x 26 in (33 cm x 66 cm)Scene: eiders afloat in waterscape.


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