Sun Glare
by Frank Weston Benson (1862–1951)14⅜ x 20½ inches
Signed and dated lower left: F. W. Benson / ‘23
Provenance
The artist
Salem Country Club, Peabody, Massachusetts, acquired from above
Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts, acquired from above, 1989
Spanierman Gallery, New York, New York
Joukowsky collection, acquired from above, 1995
Sale, Christie’s, New York, New York, January 18, 2024, lot 296, from above
Exhibited
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1–December 1, 1926
R.G. Dunthorne Gallery, Washington, DC, Watercolors by Frank W. Benson, 1927
Literature
Paintings, Sculpture and Prints in the Department of Fine Arts Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (Philadelphia, 1926), 76, no. 817.
Related Works
The Dunes in Winter, 1922, watercolor and pencil on paper, 14⅝ x 20¾ inches, signed and dated lower left; Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio
St. Marguerite River, 1922, watercolor and pencil on paper, 16⅛ x 20 1/16 inches, signed and dated lower left; Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Note: This work was exhibited at the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, a world’s fair held in 1926 in Philadelphia. The event marked the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence as well as the 50th anniversary of the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
This work is no. 162 on the Watercolor List of Sylvia P. Benson, daughter of the artist.
Artist Biography
An American Impressionist and member of the Ten American Painters best known for his plein-air paintings
By Alexandra A. Jopp
Frank Weston Benson, “America’s Most Medaled Painter,” was renowned for his images of female figures on a hilltop presented with Impressionist atmospheric techniques
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