Gerrit Albertus Beneker (American, 1882-1934)

Portrait of Peggie Polk

Details

Gerrit Albertus Beneker (American, 1882-1934)
Portrait of Peggie Polk
signed and dated 'Gerrit A Beneker/1927' (lower right) and signed, inscribed and dated 'PEGGIE POLK/by Gerrit A. Beneker AUG. 1927' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24¼ x 20 1/8 in. (61.6 x 51.2 cm.)

Provenance

with The Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, Massachusetts.

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Lot Essay

Beneker was an idealist whose mission was to create art that would inspire and honour the American working man. His subjects were the working men on the bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers of early twentieth century America, and their families.

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