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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Benson, Frank Weston,     Portrait group -- Family     Portrait female -- Benson, Sylvia     Portrait female -- Rogers, C. M. A., Mrs. (Elisabeth (Betty) Benson)     Landscape -- Beach     Painting

The Sisters, (painting). Artist:  Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951, painter. Title:  The Sisters, (painting). Dates:  1899. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oil on canvas Dimensions:  40 x 39 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Lower left:) F. W. Benson / 99 signed Description:  Portrait of the artist's daughters, Elisabeth and Sylvia, near the sea. Elisabeth wears a hat and is seated on the grass. Sylvia, the baby, stands and is looking at the viewer. Subject:  Portrait group -- Family -- Siblings Portrait female -- Benson, Sylvia -- Child Portrait female -- Rogers, C. M. A., Mrs. (Elisabeth (Betty) Benson) -- Child Landscape -- Beach Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Terra Foundation for American Art, 980 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1315, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Accession Number: 1999.111 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of I. B. M. Corporation, Armonk, New York Terra, Daniel J., Exhibitions:  Paris Salon of 1900, Paris, 1900. Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901. Louisiana Purchase International Exhibition, St. Louis, 1904. References:  "The art of Frank W. Benson, American impressionist," Salem, MA: Peabody Essex Museum, 1999, fig. 29. "Frank W. Benson: a retrospective," New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 1989, fig. 48. "Frank W. Benson: the Impressionist years," New York: Spanierman Gallery, 1988. Domit, Moussa M., "American Impressionist Painting," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1973, fig. 3. Coll. Cat., "Selections from Ibm Collection," IBM Gallery,. Ny, 1964. "Gerdts, William H., "The Golden Age of American Impressionism," New York: Watson-Guptill, 2003, pl. 42. Illustration:  Image on file. "The art of Frank W. Benson, American impressionist," Salem, MA: Peabody Essex Museum, 1999, pg. 62. "Frank W. Benson: a retrospective," New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 1989, pg. 48. "Frank W. Benson: the Impressionist years," New York: Spanierman Gallery, 1988, pg. 41. Domit, Moussa M., "American Impressionist Painting," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1973, pg. 56. "Gerdts, William H., "The Golden Age of American Impressionism," New York: Watson-Guptill, 2003, pl. 42. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 60510024   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 60510024 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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