Geese Alighting
Geese Alighting

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Geese Alighting,

1916

Frank Weston Benson, American, 1862–1951
x1969-115

Information

Title
Geese Alighting
Dates

1916

Maker
Frank Weston Benson
Medium
Drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 24.9 x 20.5 cm (9 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.) sheet: 37.1 x 29.2 cm (14 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920, and Mrs. McAlpin, in memory of Prof. Clifton R. Hall
Object Number
x1969-115
Signatures
Signed and dated in plate, lower left: F. W. Benson '16 In graphite, lower left below the plate: Frank W. Benson
Reference Numbers
Paff 92; Oderman92
Culture
American
Type
drypoints, prints
Subject
geese, landscapes (representations), bodies of water

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