FRANK WESTON BENSON | ELISABETH WRITING

The artist

Elisabeth Benson Rogers (his daughter), Mobile, Alabama 

Ellie Rogers (her daughter), Mobile, Alabama

Private collection (her daughter), Mobile, Alabama

Debra Force Fine Art, Inc., New York

Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2007

Executed in 1905, the present work depicts Frank Weston Benson’s second daughter, Elisabeth. The artist’s wife and four children served as models for many of his works, appearing in almost all his major pieces from 1900-1910. While best known for his outdoor leisure scenes, Benson showcases his ability to portray masterfully an intimate indoor scene in Elisabeth Writing, capturing a tranquil moment with his twelve-year-old daughter writing in front of an airy window. Elisabeth Writing remained in the artist’s family until the present owner acquired it in 2007.