A leader of the Boston School of art and a member of "The Ten," Frank Weston Benson is one of the best-known American artists to adapt the Impressionist aesthetic to create his own signature style. Fusing the spontaneity of Claude Monet with a more traditional Academic emphasis on form, he created sun-drenched evocations, the best of which are magnificent depictions of his own children and the bright light of summer.
Born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Benson first studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston before traveling in 1883 to the Académie Julian in Paris. Tending early in his career toward studio portraits under the glow of an oil lamp or fireplace, Benson started exploring a more Impressionist use of light during his student days in Paris. By the time the artist arrived home from abroad, the acceptance of this new French style was spreading rapidly, and Impressionist exhibitions were being held in multiple American cities.
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