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The Sisters

Frank W. Benson

1899 · Oil on canvas · Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Frank W. Benson (1862–1951)
Year: 1899
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 101.6 × 101.6 cm
Collection: Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
Movement: American Impressionism

Two little girls in white summer dresses and sun hats play on a sunlit grassy bank above the sea at New Castle, New Hampshire, one striding forward with her arms out, the other sitting in the grass in pink. They are two of Benson's own daughters, painted in 1899 in full outdoor light with quick, broken strokes that show him moving towards Impressionism. The square canvas won a medal at the Carnegie Institute's annual exhibition in Pittsburgh that November and was shown at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900. It is now in the collection of the Terra Foundation for American Art.

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 sunny, joyful picture in gold, white and pink for a bedroom, playroom or family room in a dark wood frame. Its square shape suits a wall above a dresser or a chest and pairs well with Chase's beach scenes on a cream wall.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: American Impressionism painting
Era: 19th century (1899)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: classic
Rooms: bedroom, 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

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Sisters in the public domain?

Yes. Frank W. Benson (1862–1951) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Terra Foundation for American Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Sisters painted, and in what medium?

The Sisters dates from 1899 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 101.6 × 101.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair.

About this design

The Sisters (Frank W. Benson) — The Sisters · Frank W. Benson · 1899. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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Also available as

An exhibition poster

The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.

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