List of wildlife works of art by Frank Weston Benson

Frank Weston Benson made paintings, drawings and etchings of Wildlife. He also made portraits, waterscapes, landscapes, interiors and other works of art.

Benson, an avid birdwatcher and hunter from a young age, spent nearly every non-winter weekend hunting or fishing.[1] He initially became interested in painting to capture the wildlife he enjoyed, particularly birds.[2] Benson's interest in painting initially grew out of his desire to be an ornithological illustrator. As a teenager, he spent the spring, summer and fall outdoors nearly every weekend bird watching, hunting or fishing.[1][2] In 1892 Benson bought a hunting shack on Cape Cod with his brothers-in-law, Edward Peirson and Maurice Richardson. Swan Flight, exhibited at the St. Botolph Club in 1893, was Benson's first known exhibition of wildfowl.[3] Entering the turn of the century wildfowl was not a marketable subject, but once he began creating and exhibiting his works the wildfowl paintings always sold.[4]

Benson, a sportsman at heart, had a solid body of work of wildlife scenes and birds, generally waterfowl. His works included oil paintings, watercolors, etchings and drypoint.

Benson made Swan Flight, a group of wild swans in formation against a gray sky from the Cape Cod hunting cabin off of Nauset that he bought with his brothers-in-law. It was the first work he exhibited of wildfowl, a subject matter that Benson explored over the years of his artistic career. The painting was sold soon after it was completed, a dynamic that continued throughout his career. To a New York dealer, Benson once expressed: "I made a [painting of a wildfowl] the other day at home and I looked forward to exhibiting it and, almost before it was dry, a visitor saw it and carried it off! It’s my good fortune to be doing what people like, but it keeps me on the jump."[4] 4

Early Morning" is the culmination of Benson's appreciation of birds and Japanese composition, which was popular both in Boston and Paris. The silhouetted images of the birds flying over water is similar to the Japanese screen by Maruyama Ōkyo "Geese Flying over a Beach". One of Benson's early interests was depiction of the bird life near Salem; His first oil paintings are still lifes of birds. Benson may have seen that screen at Boston importer Bunkyo Matsuki's shop or the Matsuki home in Salem before it was purchased by Charles Freer in 1898. Having seen the work at a New York exhibition in 1900, a New York Times critic noted that it was "especially good… with the ducks in flight and the gray expanse of marsh and sky rose-flushed in the east with the dawn."[5]

Wildlife

Title Image Year Dimensions Collection Comments
Swan Flight,
oil on canvas		189331.5 in x 39.5 in (80 cm x 100.3 cm) IAP 20780419Huntington Museum of Art,
Huntington, WV
Canadian Geese,
watercolor on paper with traces of pencil		189513 in x 18 in (33 cm x 45.7 cm) Scene: Canada geese in waterscape.
Early Morning
(or Geese Flying over a Beach) in the style of Maruyama Ōkyo,
oil on canvas

c. 189924.1 in x 60.1 in (61.2 cm x 152.7 cm) IAP 20492451Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Redhead Ducks,
watercolor on paper		b&w image190713.4 in x 19.7 in (34 cm x 50 cm)IAP 20491836 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: redheads.
Little Old Squaw,
etching and drypoint/print		 1912 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Blue Bills,
etching/print		19125.9 in x 7.1 in (15 cm x 18 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups).
Eider Ducks in Winter,
watercolor/gouache/graphite on wove paper		c. 191319.7 in x 26.8 in (50 cm x 68.1 cm)IAP 23570018 Scene: eiders afloat in waterscape.
Eider Ducks Flying,
watercolor/graphite on wove paper		 c. 191320 in x 27 in (50.8 cm x 68.6 cm) IAP 89170023 Scene: eiders in flight near clouds.
Mallards,
drypoint etching/print		view1913 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: mallards in waterscape.
Fish Hawk,
etching on zinc plate/print		191311.8 in x 9.8 in (30 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely osprey) with prey.
Ducks Swimming,
etching/print		view19145 in x 10 in (12.7 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in body of water.
Old Squaws,
drypoint etching/print		19155.8 in x 7.8 in (14.7 cm x 19.8 cm) Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire,
Durham, NH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight over waterscape.
Bluebills,
intaglio engraving		view191519 in x 15.5 in (48.3 cm x 39.4 cm) Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups) in flight.
Flight of Blue Bills
(or Flight of Bluebills),
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		view19155 in x 11.8 in (12.7 cm x 30 cm) or 7.9 in x 11.8 in (20.1 cm x 30 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups) in flight.
Solitude,
drypoint etching/print		view1915 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		view19154 in x 5 in (10.2 cm x 12.7 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		view19153 in x 4 in (7.6 cm x 10.2 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Blue Heron,
etching on Shogun paper/print		view19156 in x 4 in (15.2 cm x 10.2 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl standing in waterscape.
Lone Goose,
etching/print		view19154 in x 6 in (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: Canada goose standing in waterscape.
Geese against the Sky,
etching/print		view19155.8 in x 10.8 in (14.7 cm x 27.4 cm) Scene: wildfowl in flight over waterscape.
Black Breast Plover,
etching on copper plate/print		 1915 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: plover
Duck and Ripples,
etching/print		view19154 in x 6 in (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Frightened Ducks,
drypoint etching/print		view19154 in x 5 in (10.2 cm x 12.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: ducks in flight in waterscape.
Wood Ducks,
etching/print		view19155 in x 4 in (12.7 cm x 10.2 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Wood Duck Family
(or The Duck Family),
drypoint etching/print		view19155.5 in x 7.5 in (14 cm x 19.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: wood ducks in waterscape.
Wild Swans,
drypoint etching/print		view1915 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA Scene: swans.
Brown Pelican,
drypoint etching on Shogun paper/print		view19157.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: brown pelican.
Over the Tree Tops
(or Over the Treetops),
etching/print		view19155 in x 7.9 in (12.7 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight.
Perching Pelican,
etching/print		view19155 in x 4 in (12.7 cm x 10.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl (likely brown pelican).
Wild Geese Resting,
drypoint etching/print		view19156 in x 8 in (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese in waterscape.
Dead Goose,
drypoint etching/print		view view19154 in x 6 in (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) or 7.6 in x 8.9 in (19.3 cm x 22.6 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY
Male Whistler,
drypoint etching/print		view19154 in x 6 in (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: whistler (likely Pachycephalinae).
Bald Eagle,
drypoint etching/print		view19157.9 in x 5.8 in (20.1 cm x 14.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: bald eagle.
Morning,
etching/print		view view19157.8 in x 9.8 in (19.8 cm x 24.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese in flight in waterscape.
Egrets,
etching/print		view19157.9 in x 6 in (20.1 cm x 15.2 cm) Scene: egrets (2) stand in waterscape.
Whistlers,
drypoint etching/print		view19155.8 in x 7.8 in (14.7 cm x 19.8 cm) or 9.3 in x 11.3 in (23.6 cm x 28.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: whistlers in waterscape.
The Mirror,
drypoint etching/print		view19165.8 in x 7.8 in (14.7 cm x 19.8 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl reflected in body of water.
Pair of Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		view19163 in x 4 in (7.6 cm x 10.2 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Pintails,
drypoint etching/print		view191613.8 in x 10.6 in (35.1 cm x 26.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails).
Mallard Rising,
etching/print		view19167 in x 5 in (17.8 cm x 12.7 cm) or 6.9 in x 7.9 in (17.5 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone mallard in flight in waterscape.
Migrating Geese,
drypoint etching/print		1916 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Migrating Geese,
drypoint etching/print		view view191610 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese in flight.
Ducks,
etching/print		view19167.8 in x 9.5 in (19.8 cm x 24.1 cm) Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Geese Alighting,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		c. 191614.1 in x 11.3 in (35.8 cm x 28.7 cm) or 16 in x 11.5 in (40.6 cm x 29.2 cm) Brooklyn Museum,
Brooklyn, NY;
Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Akron Art Museum,
Akron, Ohio		Geese Alighting was made by drypoint, "with much burr".[6] Burrs are edges created by the drypoint technique, sometimes scraped down to be less prominent.[7]
Pair of Ducks,
pencil etching on Shogun paper		view19164.8 in x 3.9 in (12.2 cm x 9.9 cm) Scene: ducks (2) in waterscape.
In the Clouds,
drypoint etching/print		view19163.9 in x 5 in (9.9 cm x 12.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: Canada geese in flight.
The V,
drypoint etching		search collection191710.1 in x 15 in (25.7 cm x 38.1 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA
Wild Geese,
etching/print		search collection191715.5 in x 20.5 in (39.4 cm x 52.1 cm) Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape (landing from right).
Wild Geese,
etching on laid paper/print		19177 in x 10 in (17.8 cm x 25.4 cm) Scene: waterfowl in waterscape (flying toward right).
Scaling Down,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		view19174 in x 3 in (10.2 cm x 7.6 cm) or 4 in x 5 in (10.2 cm x 12.7 cm) Worcester Art Museum,
Worcester, MA		Scene: waterfowl in a waterscape.
Incoming Geese,
etching/print		view19176 in x 4 in (15.2 cm x 10.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: Canada geese (2) in flight.
Geese,
drypoint etching/print		view191710 in x 15 in (25.4 cm x 38.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese (5) in flight.
Study of Geese,
drypoint etching/print		view19173.8 in x 5.9 in (9.7 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada geese (2) in flight.
Snowy Herons,
etching/print		view19174.9 in x 3.9 in (12.4 cm x 9.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: snowy herons.
Swans and Teal,
drypoint etching/print		view19178 in x 10 in (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: swans; teal (likely Anatinae).
Goose and Teal,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		view19176 in x 8 in (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada goose and teal (likely Anatinae) in waterscape.
Mallard Drake,
etching/print		view19175.9 in x 7.9 in (15 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone mallard in waterscape.
Sheldrakes
(or Sheldrake),
etching/print		view19176.8 in x 10.8 in (17.3 cm x 27.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: shelduck (4) in flight.
Redheads,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		view19175.9 in x 7.9 in (15 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: redheads (4) in flight.
High-Flying Ducks,
etching/print		view19177.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in flight.
Single Duck,
drypoint etching/print		view19174 in x 5.3 in (10.2 cm x 13.5 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: lone duck in body of water.
After Sunset,
etching/print		view19176 in x 8 in (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight in waterscape.
Canada Goose,
etching/print		view19174 in x 5 in (10.2 cm x 12.7 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: Canada goose standing in water.
The Alarm,
etching/print		view19178 in x 10 in (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: wildfowl in flight in waterscape.
Ducks in the Rain,
etching on laid paper/print		191812 in x 11.5 in (30.5 cm x 29.2 cm) or 8 in x 6 in (20.3 cm x 15.2 cm) Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire,
Durham, NH;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Benson demonstrated his skill as an etcher through the depiction of reflection and shadow in Ducks in the Rain. Thin vertical lines denote rain and flatten the sense of depth or distance. Images were printed on shogun, a Japanese art paper.[8]
Mates,
etching/print		19186 in x 7.9 in (15.2 cm x 20.1 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: ducks (2) in body of water.
Herons in a Pine Tree,
drypoint etching/print		view191813.7 in x 9.8 in (34.8 cm x 24.9 cm) Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: herons (3) perched on pine tree limbs.
Souvenir of Long Point,
drypoint etching/print		view19187.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: lone waterfowl over water.
Three Geese
(or Three Flying Geese),
drypoint etching/print		view19188 in x 14.6 in (20.3 cm x 37.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY;
Butler Institute of American Art,
Youngstown, OH		Scene: Canada geese (3) in flight in waterscape.
Eider Drake,
drypoint etching/print		view19186 in x 7.1 in (15.2 cm x 18 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: eider in flight.
Eagle in the Sky,
etching on Shogun paper/print		view191813.8 in x 10.6 in (35.1 cm x 26.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: bald eagle.
Winter Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		view19186.9 in x 10.9 in (17.5 cm x 27.7 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas) standing in waterscape.
Mallards, No. 2,
etching/print		view19188.8 in x 10.9 in (22.4 cm x 27.7 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: mallards (2) in flight.
The Visitor,
etching/print		view19183 in x 5 in (7.6 cm x 12.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Ducks in Flight,
drypoint etching/print		view19183 in x 5 in (7.6 cm x 12.7 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in flight.
Old Squaws, No. 2,
drypoint etching/print		view19185 in x 10 in (12.7 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight.
Sprigtail,
etching/print		 1918 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Morning Flight,
etching on wove paper/print		view191812.5 in x 15.4 in (31.8 cm x 39.1 cm) or 8 in x 9.8 in (20.3 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight over waterscape.
Pintail Drinking,
etching/print		view19185.9 in x 4 in (15 cm x 10.2 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails) in waterscape.
Flying Ducks,
etching/print		view19198.9 in x 6.9 in (22.6 cm x 17.5 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: ducks in flight in waterscape.
Two Geese,
etching/print		view19193.8 in x 5.8 in (9.7 cm x 14.7 cm) IAP 73530018 Scene: two Canada geese in body of water.
Broad Bills
(or Broadbills),
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		view1919 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: broadbills.
Yellowlegs, No. 2,
drypoint etching/print		view19197.9 in x 9.9 in (20.1 cm x 25.1 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Pair of Geese,
drypoint etching/print		image1919 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: Canada geese.
Heron Fishing,
drypoint etching/print		view view19193.5 in x 5.5 in (8.9 cm x 14 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY
Black Ducks, No. 2,
drypoint etching/print		view191910 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: ducks in flight.
Chickadees,
drypoint etching/print		view19198 in x 6 in (20.3 cm x 15.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: chickadees.
Going North,
etching/print		view19193.5 in x 5.5 in (8.9 cm x 14 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: Canada geese (2) in flight.
Water Lilies,
drypoint etching, print		view19197.9 in x 9.8 in (20.1 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape with water lilies.
Ducks Flying over Water,
etching on laid paper/print		view19198.9 in x 6.8 in (22.6 cm x 17.3 cm) Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: ducks in flight over waterscape.
Rising geese,
watercolor on paper		color image192020.3 in x 15.3 in (51.6 cm x 38.9 cm) IAP 89170093 Scene: coastal scene depicting Canada geese (2) taking flight over shimmering water dotted with patches of tall reeds.
Dark Pool,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print
view		19207.9 in x 11.9 in (20.1 cm x 30.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY
Blackbirds and Rushes,
drypoint etching/print		view1920 Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, IN;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Three Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching on Hodamura paper/print		view view19204.5 in x 5.9 in (11.4 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas) (3) in waterscape.
Summer Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		view view19205 in x 3.8 in (12.7 cm x 9.7 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Wide Marshes,
etching on Japanese vellum/print		view192011.5 in x 14 in (29.2 cm x 35.6 cm) or 7 in x 11 in (17.8 cm x 27.9 cm) Colby College Museum of Art,
Waterville, ME		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Widgeon Rising,
drypoint etching/print		view192011.3 in x 7.5 in (28.7 cm x 19.1 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone widgeon in flight.
Yellowlegs Alighting,
drypoint etching/print		view192013.1 in x 15.4 in (33.3 cm x 39.1 cm) or 8.9 in x 14.9 in (22.6 cm x 37.8 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Ducks at Dawn,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		view19207 in x 9 in (17.8 cm x 22.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in flight in waterscape.
Shoveller Drake,
etching/print		view192010 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone shoveller in flight.
Over Sunk Marsh,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		view19206 in x 7.9 in (15.2 cm x 20.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight over marsh.
Two Crows,
drypoint etching/print		view19202 in x 5 in (5.1 cm x 12.7 cm) or 2 in x 2.9 in (5.1 cm x 7.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: crows.
Grouse on a Pine Bough
(or Grouse on a Pine Branch),
drypoint etching/print		view19203 in x 2 in (7.6 cm x 5.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: grouse.
Rendezvous,
drypoint etching/print		view19206 in x 5 in (15.2 cm x 12.7 cm) or 3.8 in x 4.9 in (9.7 cm x 12.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Reflections,
drypoint etching on zinc/print		view19205 in x 8 in (12.7 cm x 20.3 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone wildfowl with reflection in waterscape.
Pintails Decoyed,
oil on canvas		192136 in x 44 in (91.4 cm x 111.8 cm) IAP 20492453Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: pintail ducks float across the surface of a reed-lined river as other ducks take flight.[9]
Ducks Alighting,
etching on wove paper/print		view19215.9 in x 4.5 in (15 cm x 11.4 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: ducks (4) coming in to land in waterscape.
Calm,
etching/print		view19215 in x 6.8 in (12.7 cm x 17.3 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Three Geese,
etching/lithograph		view192111.3 in x 15.8 in (28.7 cm x 40.1 cm) Scene: Canada geese (3) in flight in waterscape.
The Resting Place,
etching/print		view19214.9 in x 3.9 in (12.4 cm x 9.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Three Canada Geese Taking Flight
(or Three Canada Geese),
etching/lithograph		viewc. 192112 in x 16 in (30.5 cm x 40.6 cm) Scene: Canada geese (3) in waterscape.
Against the Morning Sky,
oil on canvas		 192260 in x 45 in (152.4 cm x 114.3 cm) IAP 89550006 Scene: geese rise from marsh against morning sky.
Against the Morning Sky,
oil on canvas		color image192243 in x 25.5 in (109.2 cm x 64.8 cm) Scene: geese rise from marsh against morning sky.
Against the Morning Sky,
oil on canvas		 192232 in x 25.5 in (81.3 cm x 64.8 cm) IAP 61503158
IAP 8A220032		 Scene: geese rise from marsh against morning sky.
Cloudy Dawn,
etching on laid paper/print		view view19229.8 in x 11.8 in (24.9 cm x 30 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: geese in flight.
Salmon,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		 19223.9 in x 4.7 in (9.9 cm x 11.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Hovering Geese,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		view192213.9 in x 10.8 in (35.3 cm x 27.4 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Little Bluebills,
drypoint etching on wove paper/print		view view19227.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL;
Addison Gallery of American Art,
Phillips Academy,
Andover, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups).
After Sunset
(or Long Point Sunset),
oil on canvas		color image192350 in x 40 in (127 cm x 101.6 cm)IAP 8A220011 Scene: ducks (4) flying over marshy at sunset.
Pintails in Flight over a Marsh
(or Springing Pintails),
watercolor/gouache/graphite on paperboard		color image192320.6 in x 14.5 in (52.3 cm x 36.8 cm) Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails) in marsh waterscape.
Geese in Flight,
watercolor/pencil on paper		color image192319.7 in x 13.8 in (50 cm x 35.1 cm) Scene: Canada geese (2) in flight.
Great White Herons,
etching		 1923 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA		Benson, adept at capturing light in his paintings, demonstrates that skill in the creation of the etching Great White Herons. Benson "shows these graceful creatures in flight, the sunlight playing on their wide, white wings. Benson even managed to portray light in his etchings, with rich, velvety blacks, and mid-tones murky with the light of an approaching storm or the coming of dawn. These works earned him titles such as 'dean of American etchers,' and 'master of the sporting print.'[10]
Herons at Rest,
etching on wove paper/print		view192311.9 in x 7.9 in (30.2 cm x 20.1 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Ducks at Play,
drypoint etching/print		view192311 in x 13.8 in (27.9 cm x 35.1 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Yellowlegs, No. 3,
drypoint etching/print		view19237.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Soaring Fish Hawk,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		view19235.9 in x 7.8 in (15 cm x 19.8 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely osprey).
Redheads, No. 2,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		view19238 in x 10 in (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: redheads in flight over waterscape.
Lighting In,
etching/print		viewc. 19238 in x 11 in (20.3 cm x 27.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: wildfowl in waterscape.
Rising Mallard,
oil on canvas		 192415 in x 21 in (38.1 cm x 53.3 cm) IAP 84780035 Scene: mallard.
Rising Mallards,
watercolor on paper		view192415 in x 21 in (38.1 cm x 53.3 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
Los Angeles, CA		Scene: mallards.
Mallards,
watercolor		192414.5 in x 30.8 in (36.8 cm x 78.2 cm) Private CollectionScene: mallards in waterscape.
Scoters over Water,
watercolor on paper		color image192413.5 in x 19.5 in (34.3 cm x 49.5 cm)IAP 63007555 Private collectionScene: scoters in flight over water.
Black Ducks at Dusk,
etching/print		view19244.9 in x 6.9 in (12.4 cm x 17.5 cm) Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: ducks in flight.
Flying Widgeon,
etching on laid paper/print		view19249.7 in x 14.7 in (24.6 cm x 37.3 cm) Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: widgeon.
Dawn,
etching on laid paper/print		view19246.9 in x 9.8 in (17.5 cm x 24.9 cm) or 11.5 in x 12.9 in (29.2 cm x 32.8 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA;
Akron Art Museum,
Akron, Ohio		Scene: waterfowl coming in to land in waterscape.
On the Redhead Grounds,
etching on laid paper/print		 192415 in x 11.4 in (38.1 cm x 29 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: redheads.
Rising Geese,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		view19246.8 in x 8.8 in (17.3 cm x 22.4 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Geese Over a Marsh,
etching on laid paper		view19247.9 in x 9.8 in (20.1 cm x 24.9 cm) Scene: Canada geese in flight in marsh.
Baldpates,
drypoint etching/print		view19248 in x 10 in (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) Scene: American wigeon in waterscape.
Flock of Canvasbacks,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		view19247.8 in x 9.8 in (19.8 cm x 24.9 cm) Scene: canvasbacks flying in formation.
Evening
(or Mallards),
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on wove paper		color image192525 in x 21 in (63.5 cm x 53.3 cm) IAP 86300001Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: waterfowl (mallards) landing on pond in evening light.
Alert!,
drypoint etching/print		view19253.8 in x 4.9 in (9.7 cm x 12.4 cm) or 4.9 in x 7 in (12.4 cm x 17.8 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL;
Brooklyn Museum,
Brooklyn, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in a body of water.
Yellowlegs,
watercolor on paper		color imagec. 192514.3 in x 19.8 in (36.3 cm x 50.3 cm) Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas) standing at edge of water. Artwork commissioned Quincy Adams Shaw, family friend.
Flying Brant,
drypoint etching/print		view19254.9 in x 7 in (12.4 cm x 17.8 cm) or 15.5 in x 12.8 in (39.4 cm x 32.5 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: brant geese (2) in flight.
In Island Pond,
etching/print		view19259.8 in x 7.8 in (24.9 cm x 19.8 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Teal,
drypoint etching/print		view19257.9 in x 10.8 in (20.1 cm x 27.4 cm) Scene: teals (likely Anatinae) in waterscape.
The Darkening Sky,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		view19254.9 in x 6.8 in (12.4 cm x 17.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in flight in waterscape.
The Long Journey
etching/print		view19269.8 in x 11.8 in (24.9 cm x 30 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: waterscape with waterfowl in flight.
Canvasbacks,
drypoint etching/print		view19266 in x 11.8 in (15.2 cm x 30 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: canvasbacks in flight.
The Sheldrake's Brood,
drypoint etching/print		 1926 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: shelducks.
Towering Widgeon,
etching/print		view19269.8 in x 7.8 in (24.9 cm x 19.8 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: widgeon in flight.
Currituck marshes, North Carolina,
watercolor on paper		color image192618.9 in x 26.4 in (48 cm x 67.1 cm)IAP 20493116 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: five American widgeons along water's edge; Currituck Marshes, NC.
Nightfall,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		19266 in x 8 in (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA
Ipswich Marshes,
drypoint etching on copper plate/print		view19267.9 in x 10 in (20.1 cm x 25.4 cm) Wichita Art Museum,
Wichita, KS;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl in flight over Ipswich River, Massachusetts.
In Dropping Flight,
drypoint etching on zinc plate/print		view192610.9 in x 13.8 in (27.7 cm x 35.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: wildfowl coming in to land in body of water.
Over Currituck Marshes,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		view192611.5 in x 15.6 in (29.2 cm x 39.6 cm) or 7.1 in x 11.8 in (18 cm x 30 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: waterfowl in flight.
Alighting in the Moonlight,
oil on masonite		color image192714 in x 21.9 in (35.6 cm x 55.6 cm)
Mallards at Evening,
drypoint etching/print		viewc. 192713.9 in x 11.9 in (35.3 cm x 30.2 cm) Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, IN;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: waterfowl (mallards) landing on pond in evening light.
Rainbow Cove,
etching on laid paper/print		view192711.8 in x 12.4 in (30 cm x 31.5 cm) or 7.8 in x 9.8 in (19.8 cm x 24.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Swinging In,
drypoint etching on wove paper		view view19277.8 in x 11.8 in (19.8 cm x 30 cm) Wichita Art Museum,
Wichita, KS;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: waterscape with waterfowl.
On Set Wings,
etching/print		view19274.4 in x 5.8 in (11.2 cm x 14.7 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: wildfowl in flight.
The White Heron,
etching/print		view192711 in x 7 in (27.9 cm x 17.8 cm)
The Passing Flock,
etching on laid paper/print		view192711.8 in x 13.8 in (30 cm x 35.1 cm) Scene: wildfowl in waterscape.
Redhead Alighting,
drypoint etching/print		view19275 in x 6 in (12.7 cm x 15.2 cm) Scene: lone redhead landing in body of water.
Evening Flight,
etching on laid paper		view19277.8 in x 9.9 in (19.8 cm x 25.1 cm) Scene: wildfowl in flight in waterscape.
On Swift Wings,
etching/print		viewc. 192711.8 in x 9.8 in (30 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl on the wing in waterscape.
Black Ducks,
etching/print		view19279.9 in x 12.5 in (25.1 cm x 31.8 cm) Scene: ducks (3) floating in waterscape.
Hawk and Mallard,
etching/lithograph		view192712.6 in x 9.5 in (32 cm x 24.1 cm) Scene: hawk flies after mallard.
Yellowlegs, No. 4,
drypoint etching/print		viewc. 19287.9 in x 9.8 in (20.1 cm x 24.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: yellowleg (likely Tringa).
Lone Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		view192812 in x 8 in (30.5 cm x 20.3 cm) or 16 in x 10.5 in (40.6 cm x 26.7 cm)IAP 46470006Carnegie Museum of Art,
Pittsburgh, PA		Scene: lone yellowlegs (likely Tringas) in waterscape.
Yellowlegs in Sunlight,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		view19289.8 in x 7.9 in (24.9 cm x 20.1 cm) Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA;
Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Yellowlegs at Dusk,
etching on laid paper/print		view192811.5 in x 16.3 in (29.2 cm x 41.4 cm) or 8 in x 11 in (20.3 cm x 27.9 cm) Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Dawn,
etching/print		view19287.9 in x 9.8 in (20.1 cm x 24.9 cm) Chrysler Museum of Art,
Norfolk, VA		Scene: waterfowl (9) coming in to land on body of water.
Here They Come!,
drypoint etching/print		view192813.8 in x 11.6 in (35.1 cm x 29.5 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: waterfowl arriving in a waterscape.
Canadian Geese Taking Flight,
painting		view1929 Scene: Canada geese taking flight in waterscape.
White Herons,
oil on canvas		 192940 in x 32.3 in (101.6 cm x 82 cm) IAP 8A220036 Scene: herons (3) wading in lake amidst lily pads; two herons at left look right (one stands taller; second one's neck is swooped down); heron at right faces left with beak pointing toward water.
White Herons,
watercolor on paper		 192929 in x 21 in (73.7 cm x 53.3 cm) IAP 28110007
IAP 88740048
IAP 89170020		 Scene: herons (3) wading in lake; heron in foreground faces right; two standing further back face left.
Geese Drifting Down,
etching/print		view19299.1 in x 14 in (23.1 cm x 35.6 cm) Scene: Canada geese landing in waterscape.
Ducks in a Marsh,
ink wash on paper		view19309.4 in x 13.6 in (23.9 cm x 34.5 cm) Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Greater Yellowlegs,
drypoint etching/print		view1930 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas).
Lone Pintail,
drypoint etching/print		view19304.5 in x 6 in (11.4 cm x 15.2 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: pintail (likely northern pintails).
Pair of Pintails,
drypoint etching/print		view19307.9 in x 9.9 in (20.1 cm x 25.1 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails).
Redheads Coming,
etching/print		view19308 in x 15 in (20.3 cm x 38.1 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl (redheads) landing in waterscape.
Canada Geese in the Snow,
watercolor/graphite on paper		color image193018.5 in x 23.5 in (47 cm x 59.7 cm) Scene: Canada geese in snowscape.
Startled Ducks
etching on laid paper/print		view19307.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Two Black Ducks,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		view view193015 in x 12 in (38.1 cm x 30.5 cm) Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Chickadee,
drypoint etching		view19305.8 in x 3.8 in (14.7 cm x 9.7 cm) Scene: chickadee.
Waders,
drypoint etching/print		view viewc. 19307 in x 12 in (17.8 cm x 30.5 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: waterfowl on edge of water.
Woodcock,
drypoint etching/print		view view193011.8 in x 9.8 in (30 cm x 24.9 cm) Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA;
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: woodcock.
Quail,
etching/print		view19306 in x 4.5 in (15.2 cm x 11.4 cm) Scene: quail in brush.
Springing Teal,
drypoint etching/print		view view193014.8 in x 10.5 in (37.6 cm x 26.7 cm) Scene: lone teal (likely Anatinae) in waterscape.
Bunch of Bluebills
(or Six Blue Bills),
pencil/drypoint etching/print		view19313.8 in x 5 in (9.7 cm x 12.7 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: waterfowl (likely greater scaups) in flight.
Two Black Geese,
etching, ink on pencil		view1931 Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, IN
Swans at Moonlight,
watercolor on paper		 193119.5 in x 28 in (49.5 cm x 71.1 cm) IAP 89170039Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH		Scene: group of swans flying over marsh in moonlight.
November Moon,
etching with aquatint		view193110 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm) Scene: waterfowl flying in moonlit waterscape.
Rain Squall,
etching/print		view19317 in x 8.8 in (17.8 cm x 22.4 cm) Scene: waterfowl in rainy waterscape.
Blue Herons,
etching/lithograph		view19319.5 in x 13 in (24.1 cm x 33 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: herons in flight in waterscape.
Four Mallards,
etching/lithograph		view193111.4 in x 13.8 in (29 cm x 35.1 cm) Scene: mallards (4) in flight in waterscape.
Yellowlegs,
etching/print		view193111 in x 9 in (27.9 cm x 22.9 cm) Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY		Scene: lone yellowlegs (likely Tringas) reflected in water of marsh.
Three Geese,
etching/lithograph		view19319.5 in x 13 in (24.1 cm x 33 cm) Scene: Canada geese (3) in flight in waterscape.
Flock of Geese in Flight,
watercolor on paper		color image193218.6 in x 26.6 in (47.2 cm x 67.6 cm) Scene: Canada geese in flight.
Sanctuary,
etching/print		view19327 in x 9.1 in (17.8 cm x 23.1 cm) Scene: wildfowl in waterscape.
Pair of Snipe,
etching/print		view19323.8 in x 5.8 in (9.7 cm x 14.7 cm) Scene: wading snipe.
Pintails Passing,
drypoint etching/print		viewc. 193215 in x 9.8 in (38.1 cm x 24.9 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails).
The Sandpiper,
etching/print		view1932 Scene: lone sandpiper standing in shallow water.
Great White Herons,
oil on canvas		193344 in x 36.1 in (111.8 cm x 91.7 cm) IAP 46120954Rhode Island School of Design Museum,
Providence, RI		Scene: sunny landscape with three white herons lifting off from marshy pond dotted with lily pads and lined with tall grass. Birds, like the great white herons, were among Benson's favorite subjects. In this painting he displays a talent for composition and knowledge of birds. Each bird is depicted in a different stage of flight.
Sunset at Long Point,
graphite etching/print		view193310.2 in x 8.1 in (25.9 cm x 20.6 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: wildfowl in waterscape.
Eagle Alighting,
drypoint etching/print		view19339.5 in x 6.2 in (24.1 cm x 15.7 cm)
A Northwest Day,
oil on canvas		color image193436 in x 44 in (91.4 cm x 111.8 cm) Scene: Canada geese in flight over waterscape.
Grouse on a Pine Bough,
watercolor		color image1934 Scene: grouse.
Three Geese,
etching, ink on paper		view1936 Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, IN		Scene: Canada geese (3) in flight in waterscape.
Tired Geese,
etching on wove paper/print		view view19365.9 in x 8.1 in (15 cm x 20.6 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA;
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA;
Addison Gallery of American Art,
Phillips Academy,
Andover, MA		Scene: waterfowl landing in waterscape.
Heron Roost,
etching/print		view1937 Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH
Cold Sunset,
oil on canvas		color image1938 Scene: frosty hues of blue/white/gray offer backdrop for mallards in marsh.
Ducks at Dawn,
oil on canvas		 194028.5 in x 35 in (72.4 cm x 88.9 cm) IAP 85190001Private collectionScene: ducks (4) flying over marshy river under lightening sky.
Ducks at Dawn,
watercolor		 1940 Private collectionBenson often painted wildfowl early in the morning or at dusk.[11]
Flight of Swans,
oil on canvas		color image194030.5 in x 39.5 in (77.5 cm x 100.3 cm) IAP 8A220010 Scene: group of swans fly above marsh waterscape.
Early Morning,
watercolor and graphite on wove paper		view194014.4 in x 20.4 in (36.6 cm x 51.8 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Ducks with Purple Sky
(or Ducks in Flight),
watercolor on paper		color image194114 in x 12 in (35.6 cm x 30.5 cm) or 15 in x 19 in (38.1 cm x 48.3 cm)IAP 8A220012
Flying Geese,
etching/print		33 in x 28 in (83.8 cm x 71.1 cm) Scene: geese coming in for landing in body of water.
Geese in Flight,
etching/print		25.4 in x 38.1 in (64.5 cm x 96.8 cm) Scene: geese in flight.
Mallard and Landscape Scene: pond landscape with one mallard.
Chickadees,
watercolor on paper		 14.3 in x 17 in (36.3 cm x 43.2 cm) IAP 60630324Vose Galleries,
Boston, MA		Scene: chickadees.
Wintry Marshes,
watercolor on paper		view
'Untitled
(or Seven Ducks in Pond),
etching		view12.1 in x 14.3 in (30.7 cm x 36.3 cm) Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI		Scene: pond with ducks (7).
'Untitled
(or Two Ducks),
etching		view14.4 in x 11 in (36.6 cm x 27.9 cm) Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI		Scene: pond landscape with ducks (2).
Shelldrake's Brood,
drypoint etching		search collection11.2 in x 14.7 in (28.4 cm x 37.3 cm) Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA		Scene: shelducks.
Yellow No. 3,
etching		search collection20.1 in x 14.9 in (51.1 cm x 37.8 cm) California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, CA
Mallards Alighting,
watercolor and graphite on wove paper		view13 in x 16.1 in (33 cm x 40.9 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: three mallards coming in to land on body of water.
Ducks in Calm water,
watercolor and graphite on wove paper		view14.9 in x 20 in (37.8 cm x 50.8 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY		Scene: ducks in calm body of water.
Eiders in Flight,
watercolor on paper (en grisaille)		view20 in x 27 in (50.8 cm x 68.6 cm) Scene: eiders in flight.
Ducks in the Rain,
etching/print		 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Goose and Three Ducks,
etching/print		 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA		Scene: waterfowl in waterscape.
Chickadee,
drypoint etching on laid paper/print		 12.6 in x 9.4 in (32 cm x 23.9 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Boston, MA;
Frye Art Museum,
Seattle, WA		Scene: chickadee.
Eiders Landing/A Nature Sketch,
watercolor/gouache on paper		color image9.3 in x 18 in (23.6 cm x 45.7 cm) Scene: eiders.
Geese against Sky,
etching/print
In Flight,
print		search collection4 in x 5.9 in (10.2 cm x 15 cm)
Hovering Geese,
aquatint on paper		view14 in x 10.9 in (35.6 cm x 27.7 cm) Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL		Scene: Canada geese in flight over waterscape.
Turnstones,
etching/print		view7.8 in x 11.8 in (19.8 cm x 30 cm) Mead Art Museum, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA		Scene: turnstones standing on dunes.
Eider,
ink wash/print		view Scene: eiders floating in body of water.
Herons,
etching/print		view6.8 in x 10.8 in (17.3 cm x 27.4 cm) Scene: waterfowl standing in waterscape.
Canadian Geese In Flight,
painting		color image Scene: Canada geese in flight over choppy waves.
Flying Pintails,
painting		color image Scene: pintails (likely northern pintails) in flight in waterscape.
Migrating Scoters,
watercolor on paper		color image14 in x 19 in (35.6 cm x 48.3 cm) Scene: scoters in flight over choppy water.
Swans,
inkwash		view24 in x 18 in (61 cm x 45.7 cm) Scene: swans.
Black Ducks,
watercolor on paper		color image18.5 in x 23 in (47 cm x 58.4 cm) Scene: ducks in waterscape.
Eiders at Play,
watercolor on paper		view13 in x 26 in (33 cm x 66 cm) Scene: eiders afloat in waterscape.

References

  1. 1 2 Bedford, 17.
  2. 1 2 Bedford, 8.
  3. ↑ Bedford, 263.
  4. 1 2 Bedford, 26.
  5. ↑ Early Morning, Boston Museum of Art.
  6. ↑ Benson, Paff (1917), 138.
  7. ↑ Benson, Paff (1917), 24.
  8. ↑ Benson, Paff (1919), 108.
  9. ↑ Pintails Decoyed, SIRIS
  10. ↑ Peabody Essex Museum, Exhibition.
  11. ↑ Peabody Essex Museum, Interactive Presentation, Gallery.

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