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Painter:
Benson, Frank Weston 1862-1951  Search this
Subject:
Lawson, Ralph, Mrs. (Eleanor Benson)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 08.326
Date:
1907
Notes:
Adler, Kathleen, Erica E. Hirshler and H. Barbara Weinberg, "Americans in Paris, 1860-1900," London : National Gallery, 2006, no. 93.
"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969.
Exh.catalog "Boston Painters 1720-1940" Boston University, 1968.
"Frank W. Benson: a retrospective," New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 1989, no. 26.
"Frank W. Benson: the Impressionist years," New York: Spanierman Gallery, 1988.
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 15.
"Ten American Painters" New York, NY: Spanierman Gallery, 1990, fig. 46.
Summary:
Portrait of the artist's daughter Eleanor seated on the back of a garden bench, her body turned to the left, and her head turned in profile to the left. She wears a light pink dress and holds her sunhat in her lap with her right hand.
Topic:
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Architecture exterior--Detail--Fence  Search this
Landscape--Coast  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20490113
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
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