ANTIQUE AMERICAN OIL PAINTING BY FRANK WESTON BENSON

Frank Weston Benson, American, 1862 to 1951, an antique oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a woman, 1916. Signed, dated, and inscribed, to Elizabeth and Max, lower right. Framed. Frank Benson is known for Landscape, portrait, genre and wildlife painting, etching. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Frank Benson was a painter of impressionist seascapes and landscapes, often with figures posed by his wife and children, and also numerous hunting scenes. He spent most of his life in the seaport town of Salem and loved trekking through the countryside for his subject matter, especially wildlife. He is credited with making the American sporting print a distinct art form and for being one of the outstanding 20th century wildlife printmakers. He was a teacher in Portland, Maine at The Society of Art, and in Boston at The Museum of Fine Arts, where he and his good friend Edmund Tarbell established it as a top notch institution. One of a kind artwork.

Dimensions: Frame: 35 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. Image: 27 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate.
Condition Report: Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Image is very loose in frame. Frame is chipping. Refer to photos. Sold as is.