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Exhibition poster

The Sisters

Frank W. Benson

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

Size2:3 ratio

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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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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: Exhibition poster of a American Impressionism painting
Era: 19th century (1899)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: classic
Rooms: bedroom, living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
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. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • 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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

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

A museum-exhibition poster of Frank W. Benson's The Sisters — 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 — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The Boston School, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — 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 Exhibition Posters 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.

Free worldwide shipping. Made & shipped from the facility nearest you — most orders arrive in 4–9 business days.

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