Notice

Great Hall will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from September 10 - November 20, and December 3, 4, 10 and 11. 

Canvasbacks

Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951
Not On View
  • About the Artwork

    Please note: This section is empty

  • Markings

    Please note: This section is empty

    This section contains information about signatures, inscriptions and/or markings an object may have.

  • Provenance

    Please note: This section is empty

    Provenance is a record of an object's ownership. We are continually researching and updating this information to show a more accurate record and to ensure that this object was ethically and legally obtained.

    For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:

    Provenance page
  • Exhibition History

    Please note: This section is empty

    The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.

    We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.

    Suggest Feedback
  • Published References

    Please note: This section is empty

    We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.

    Suggest Feedback
  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Please note: This section is empty

    A catalogue raisonné is an annotated listing of artworks created by an artist across different media.

  • Credit Line for Reproduction

    Please note: This section is empty

    The credit line includes information about the object, such as the artist, title, date, and medium. Also listed is its ownership, the manner in which it was acquired, and its accession number. This information must be cited alongside the object whenever it is shown or reproduced.

About the Artwork

Canvasbacks

1926

Frank Weston Benson

1862-1951

American

Unknown

Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper

Plate: 5 3/4 × 11 3/4 inches (14.6 × 29.8 cm) Sheet: 9 1/2 × 15 7/8 inches (24.1 × 40.3 cm)

Prints

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Bequest of Hal H. Smith

45.195

Copyright Not Evaluated

Markings

Signed, in pencil, lower left: Frank W Benson.

Inscribed, in pencil in two different hands, lower left: MK 30565 | 261 Canvasbacks

Watermark: ENGLAND

Provenance

1945-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

For more information on provenance, please visit:

Provenance page

Exhibition History

Please note: This section is empty

The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.

We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.

Suggest Feedback

Published References

Please note: This section is empty

We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.

Suggest Feedback

Catalogue Raisoneé

Please note: This section is empty

Credit Line for Reproduction

Frank Weston Benson, Canvasbacks, 1926, etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Hal H. Smith, 45.195.

Canvasbacks
Canvasbacks