Benson, Frank

American, 1862-1951 American painter, etcher and teacher. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from 1880 to 1883 as a student of Otto Grundmann (1844-90) and Frederick Crowninshield (1845-1918). In 1883 he travelled with his fellow student and lifelong friend Edmund C. Tarbell to Paris, where they both studied at the Acad?mie Julian for three years with Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. Benson travelled with Tarbell to Italy in 1884 and to Italy, Belgium, Germany and Brittany the following year. When he returned home, Benson became an instructor at the Portland (ME) School of Art, and after his marriage to Ellen Perry Peirson in 1888 he settled in Salem, MA. Benson taught with Tarbell at the Museum School in Boston from 1889 until their resignation over policy differences in 1913.


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Benson, Frank Lady Trying On a Hat oil


Lady Trying On a Hat
Painting ID::  10743
Lady Trying On a Hat
1904, oil on canvas, The Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design
   
   
     

Benson, Frank Mrs. Benjamin Thaw and her Son oil


Mrs. Benjamin Thaw and her Son
Painting ID::  10742
Mrs. Benjamin Thaw and her Son
1900, oil on canvas, Berry-Hill Galleries at New York
1900,_oil_on_canvas,_Berry-Hill_Galleries_at_New_York
   
   
     

Benson, Frank The Sisters oil


The Sisters
Painting ID::  10732
The Sisters
1899, oil on canvas, IBM Corp. at Armonk, New York
1899,_oil_on_canvas,_IBM_Corp._at_Armonk,_New_York
   
   
     

Benson, Frank Sunlight oil


Sunlight
Painting ID::  10744
Sunlight
1909, oil on canvas, Indianapolis Museum of Art
1909,_oil_on_canvas,_Indianapolis_Museum_of_Art
   
   
     

Benson, Frank Girl Playing Solitaire oil


Girl Playing Solitaire
Painting ID::  10745
Girl Playing Solitaire
1909, oil on canvas, Worcester Art Museum at Worcester, Mass
   
   
     

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     Benson, Frank
     American, 1862-1951 American painter, etcher and teacher. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from 1880 to 1883 as a student of Otto Grundmann (1844-90) and Frederick Crowninshield (1845-1918). In 1883 he travelled with his fellow student and lifelong friend Edmund C. Tarbell to Paris, where they both studied at the Acad?mie Julian for three years with Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. Benson travelled with Tarbell to Italy in 1884 and to Italy, Belgium, Germany and Brittany the following year. When he returned home, Benson became an instructor at the Portland (ME) School of Art, and after his marriage to Ellen Perry Peirson in 1888 he settled in Salem, MA. Benson taught with Tarbell at the Museum School in Boston from 1889 until their resignation over policy differences in 1913.

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