Sep 23, 2014 - Sale 2357

Sale 2357 - Lot 225

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
FRANK W. BENSON
Boats at Dawn.

Etching, 1920. 200x277 mm; 7 7/8x10 7/8 inches, full margins. Edition of 150. Signed in pencil, lower left. A very good, dark impression with strong contrasts.

Benson (1862-1952) studied in Boston and gradually shifted from academic realism to impressionism following exposure to artistic trends in Paris during his stay there from 1883 to 1884. Paff 190.