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Frank Weston BensonGirl in White (Seated Figure) - American Impressionist Portrait Painting, 18961896
1896
$150,000
£114,187.57
€130,540.52
CA$211,052.03
A$230,856.19
CHF 121,552.07
MX$2,756,187.90
NOK 1,549,198.75
SEK 1,417,147.20
DKK 975,003.98
About the Item
Girl in White (Seated Figure) from 1896 is an elegant example of Frank Bensons gift for intimate portraiture, rendered with a refined palette and a masterful command of light and texture. The painting was originally a personal gift from Benson to his friend and fellow American artist Frederick P. Vinton, remaining in the Vinton family before later entering the distinguished collection of Paul Magriel, a renowned collector and scholar of American art. This early provenance underscores the works longstanding appreciation among artists and connoisseurs alike.
The portrait relates closely to similar half-figure studies held in major institutional collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Farnsworth Art Museum, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., all of which highlight Bensons importance within the American Impressionist tradition. In this work, the sitter is shown in profile against a simple, reduced background that allows the subtleties of color and drapery to command full attention. The warm, luminous modeling of the skin and the delicate, gossamer like fabric of the dress are heightened by Benson's economical use of tone, creating a sense of quiet focus and graceful restraint.
Together, these qualities reveal the depth of Bensons skill during the 1890s and affirm Girl in White (Seated Figure) as a beautifully preserved and emotionally resonant example of his portrait practice.
Frank Weston Benson was the son of a successful cotton merchant of Salem, Massachusetts and studied under Otto Grundman at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 1883, Benson and fellow Bostonian Edmund Tarbell journeyed to Paris to continue their studies at the Académie Julian, an institution that attracted many young Americans. On their return to Boston, Benson and Tarbell shared a studio and for many years both taught at the Museum School. There they mentored a host of young artists thereafter termed the Bostonians, a school whose work reflected the manners and mores of a community currently experiencing the Indian summer of its long cultural dominance. Faced with Irish Catholic ascendancy and waning economic influence, the Boston Brahmins waged a futile effort to sustain the authority of the WASP elite. The hopes, illusions, and apprehensions engendered by their decline were depicted in the paintings of the Bostonians. The genteel tradition was reaffirmed and the sanctity and grace of elite womankind were depicted on their canvases. Many of the Bostonians' paintings were touched by the light and dashing brushwork of Giverny. A few artists, including Benson and Tarbell, were much impacted by the recent 'rediscovery' of Vermeer, especially in their concern for spatial organization and the distribution of light. Benson's most impressionistic work was done between 1895 and 1910. The sun-filled plein air paintings of his daughters in their gauzy summer frocks depict idealized young creatures in a carefree world. In 1897, Benson, Tarbell, and fellow Bostonian Joseph de Camp left the increasingly conservative Society of American Painters and helped found the Ten American Painters. The Ten was a stylistically heterogeneous group, but all were to some degree touched by the impressionism of the age and moved to exhibit in a more intimate environment than the Salon system offered. After 1915, Benson began to devote much of his attention to printmaking. An avid sportsman, he created etchings of waterfowl and duck hunting which were influenced by the bold asymmetry of Japanese paints.
Provenance:
Frederick P. Vinton (artist), gifted by the Artist
Vinton family, by descent from the above
Paul Magriel Collection, New York, New York, through 1970
Private Collection, Massachusetts until 2001
Private Collection
Literature:
Faith Andrews Bedford, The Art of Frank W. Benson, American Impressionist, Salem, Massachusetts, 1999,p. 18, fig. 5
- Creator:Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951, American)
- Creation Year:1896
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Palm Desert, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 480621stDibs: LU9317386452
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