May 01, 2013 - Sale 2312

Sale 2312 - Lot 361

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
FRANK W. BENSON
Portrait of Augustus Hemenway.

Etching on cream laid paper, 1919. 229x178 mm; 9x7 inches, full margins. Edition of 19. Signed, dedicated and numbered "14" in pencil, lower margin. A very good, dark impression.

Boston born, Augustus Hemenway graduated from Harvard University in 1879. A philanthropist and arts supporter, he served as both Representitive in the Massachusetts Legislature and trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Paff 157.