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Frank Weston Benson

The Bather,

Description

Maker

  • Frank Weston Benson

Title

The Bather

Medium

oil paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Oil on canvas

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

101.6 x 70.5 cm (40 x 27 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LL:F. W. Benson / 1897

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

97.001

About

The Bather

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Signature: Signed LL:F. W. Benson / 1897

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Joseph Lindon Smith and His Circle in Dublin, New Hampshire

October 14, 1998 - March 3, 1999

Nude Figure

December 20, 1996 - April 20, 1997

From the Reserve IV

July 22 - October 2, 1994

Following the Light

September 20 - November 10, 1991

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

Raid the Icebox 1 with Andy Warhol

April 23 - June 30, 1970

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is The Bather with the accession number of 97.001. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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