Frank W. Benson : American impressionist / Faith Andrews Bedford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bedford, Faith Andrews.

Contributor:

Benson, Frank W. (Frank Weston), 1862-1951

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benson, Frank W. (Frank Weston), 1862-1951--Criticism and interpretation.

Benson, Frank W.

Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951.

Ten American Painters (New York, N.Y.)--Membership.

Ten American Painters (New York, N.Y.).

Impressionism (Art)--United States.

Impressionism (Art).

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Physical Description:

237 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 1994.

Summary:

Frank Benson's masterpiece paintings of turn-of-the-century American society, New England's ports and country, and wildlife and sporting subjects, are among the most popular American works of art. His sparkling plein air painting of young women in white dresses are widely reproduced and his etchings and sporting paintings are generally considered to be some of America's best. This first full-scale monograph on Benson's entire career, summarizes his progress from his early promise as a young art student at the Academie Julian in Paris to his leading role as a teacher, portraitist, and painter in Boston and New England. Benson is particularly acclaimed for his splendid outdoor, sun-dappled portraits of members of his family, often in settings on the Maine coastline, as well as for his later, archetypal works of wildfowl, fishing, and hunting.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 237).

ISBN:

0847816095

OCLC:

29909944