Rainy Day
1906 · Oil on canvas · Art Institute of Chicago
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About this work
- Artist
- Frank W. Benson (1862–1951)
- Year
- 1906
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 63.5 × 76.2 cm
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Movement
- American Impressionism
A woman in a blue and white patterned dress sits in a wicker chair in a quiet, sparsely furnished room, the grey light of a wet day coming through a doorway beyond, a blue and white jar in the corner and a row of small pictures and ornaments along the mantelpiece. Benson painted it in 1906, and its muted colours and calm, carefully arranged space owe much to Vermeer, whom he and his Boston colleagues admired. It was shown in St. Louis in 1907 and with the Ten American Painters in New York and Philadelphia in 1908, and the Art Institute of Chicago bought it in 1910.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A calm, muted interior in warm grey, blue and soft brown for a reading corner, bedroom or study in a dark wood frame. It pairs well with Tarbell's interiors and suits a warm white or greige wall.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- American Impressionism painting
- Era
- 20th century (1906)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
