TitlePortrait of a Child Sewing
Artist
Frank Weston Benson
(American, 1862 - 1951)
Date1897
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 30 1/4 × 24 in.
Framed: 35 1/2 × 29 11/16 × 2 in.
SignedSigned at upper left: "F. W. BENSON 1897".
SubmissionNA diploma presentation, December 5, 1905
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY
Object number84-P
Label TextTraditionally identified as one of the Boston artist's daughters, the young sitter in this figure painting works intently on a small piece of blue cloth, perhaps a garment for the doll that lies on her lap, its vacant eyes facing outward. Benson's three daughters often served as his models; they usually appear clothed in blazing white dresses, engaged in some sort of domestic activity. In the 1890s, he had been experimenting with a freer paint application. The results are evident in the thick impasto of the dress with its multicolored shadowed areas.Collections
- 19th Century Highlights from the Collection
