Sir Frank Robert Benson
1927
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1927
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Frank Benson sits in a chair. He wears a velvet jacket and stares right at you. The light catches his face and hands. His suit looks soft and dark. Reginald Grenville Eves painted this in 1927. Benson was a famous Shakespeare actor. The brushwork is loose but sharp. You can almost see the fabric’s weave. If you like this style, check out portraits by John Singer Sargent at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
