Lot Essay
The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being compiled by Vose Galleries of Boston.
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Still Life Decoration
Details
Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951)
Still Life Decoration
signed and dated 'F.W Benson '22' (lower right)
oil on canvas tacked over board
45 x 60 in. (114.3 x 152.4 cm.)
Still Life Decoration
signed and dated 'F.W Benson '22' (lower right)
oil on canvas tacked over board
45 x 60 in. (114.3 x 152.4 cm.)
Literature
"The Prizes in the Annual Exhibition," Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, vol. XVI, Chicago, Illinois, December 1922, pp. 90-1, 99, illustrated.
"Accessions," The Art Institute of Chicago Forty-fourth Annual Report, Chicago, Illinois, 1922, p. 54, illustrated.
City Art Museum of St. Louis, Eighteenth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists, exhibition catalogue, Chicago, Illinois, 1923, no. 7, illustrated.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 119th Annual Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1924, p. 53, no. 345.
Detroit Institute of Arts, Tenth Annual Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, Michigan, 1924, no. 12, illlustrated.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection, Chicago, Illinois, 1925, pp. 105, 126.
Corcoran Gallery, Centennial Exhibtion, National Academy of Design 1825-1925, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, Michigan, 1925, pp. 86, 148, no. 152, illustrated.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Exhibition of Works by the Living Artist Members of the National Insititute of Arts & Letters, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1931, p. 18, no. 59.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection, Chicago, Illinois, 1932.
J.H. Logan, Sanity in Art, Chicago, Illinois, 1934, p. 84, illustrated.
Art Insitute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1961, p. 22.
F.A. Bedford et al., Frank W. Benson: A Retrospective, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1989, p. 107, fig. 109, illustrated.
"Accessions," The Art Institute of Chicago Forty-fourth Annual Report, Chicago, Illinois, 1922, p. 54, illustrated.
City Art Museum of St. Louis, Eighteenth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists, exhibition catalogue, Chicago, Illinois, 1923, no. 7, illustrated.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 119th Annual Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1924, p. 53, no. 345.
Detroit Institute of Arts, Tenth Annual Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, Michigan, 1924, no. 12, illlustrated.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection, Chicago, Illinois, 1925, pp. 105, 126.
Corcoran Gallery, Centennial Exhibtion, National Academy of Design 1825-1925, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, Michigan, 1925, pp. 86, 148, no. 152, illustrated.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Exhibition of Works by the Living Artist Members of the National Insititute of Arts & Letters, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1931, p. 18, no. 59.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection, Chicago, Illinois, 1932.
J.H. Logan, Sanity in Art, Chicago, Illinois, 1934, p. 84, illustrated.
Art Insitute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1961, p. 22.
F.A. Bedford et al., Frank W. Benson: A Retrospective, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1989, p. 107, fig. 109, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, National Academy of Design, 97th Annual Exhibition, March-April, 1922, no. 228.
Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, Thirty-fifth Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, November 2-December 10, 1922, no. 20.
St. Louis, Missouri, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Eighteenth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists, September 15-October 25, 1923, no. 7.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 119th Annual Exhibition, February 3-March 23, 1924, no. 345.
Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by New England Artists under the Auspices of the Copley Society, April 3-23, 1924.
Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts, Tenth Annual Exhibition, April 23-May 31, 1924, no. 12.
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, The Thirteenth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists, June-September, 1924, no. 103.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery, and elsewhere, Centennial Exhibition, National Academy of Design 1825-1925, October 17-November 15, 1925, no. 152.
New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Exhibition of Works by the Living Artist Members of the National Institute of Arts & Letters, November 13, 1930-May 15, 1931, no. 59.
Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by The Guild of Boston Artists, October 30-December 2, 1934, no. 7.
Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, Thirty-fifth Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, November 2-December 10, 1922, no. 20.
St. Louis, Missouri, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Eighteenth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists, September 15-October 25, 1923, no. 7.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 119th Annual Exhibition, February 3-March 23, 1924, no. 345.
Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by New England Artists under the Auspices of the Copley Society, April 3-23, 1924.
Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts, Tenth Annual Exhibition, April 23-May 31, 1924, no. 12.
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, The Thirteenth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists, June-September, 1924, no. 103.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery, and elsewhere, Centennial Exhibition, National Academy of Design 1825-1925, October 17-November 15, 1925, no. 152.
New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Exhibition of Works by the Living Artist Members of the National Institute of Arts & Letters, November 13, 1930-May 15, 1931, no. 59.
Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by The Guild of Boston Artists, October 30-December 2, 1934, no. 7.
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