# 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. He initially became interested in painting to capture the wildlife he enjoyed, particularly birds. 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. 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. 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.
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
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."

## Wildlife

| Title | Image | Year | Dimensions | Collection | Comments |
| Swan Flight, oil on canvas | | 1893 | 31.5 in x 39.5 in (80 cm x 100.3 cm) IAP 20780419 | Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV | |
| Canada Geese, watercolor on paper with traces of pencil | | 1895 | 13 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. 1899 | 24.1 in x 60.1 in (61.2 cm x 152.7 cm) IAP 20492451 | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | |
| Redhead Ducks, watercolor on paper | b&w image | 1907 | 13.4 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 | | 1912 | 5.9 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. 1913 | 19.7 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. 1913 | 20 in x 27 in (50.8 cm x 68.6 cm) IAP 89170023 | | Scene: eiders in flight near clouds. |
| Mallards, drypoint etching/print | view | 1913 | | Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | Scene: mallards in waterscape. |
| Fish Hawk, etching on zinc plate/print | | 1913 | 11.8 in x 9.8 in (30 cm x 24.9 cm) | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | Scene: bird of prey (likely osprey) with prey. |
| Ducks Swimming, etching/print | view | 1914 | 5 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 | | 1915 | 5.8 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 | view | 1915 | 19 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 | view | 1915 | 5 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 | view | 1915 | | Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | |
| Yellowlegs, drypoint etching/print | view | 1915 | 4 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 | view | 1915 | 3 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 | view | 1915 | 6 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 | view | 1915 | 4 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 | view | 1915 | 5.8 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 | view | 1915 | 4 in x 6 in (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm) | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | |
| Frightened Ducks, drypoint etching/print | view | 1915 | 4 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 | view | 1915 | 5 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 | view | 1915 | 5.5 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 | view | 1915 | | Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA Scene: swans. | |
| Brown Pelican, drypoint etching on Shogun paper/print | view | 1915 | 7.9 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 | view | 1915 | 5 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 | view | 1915 | 5 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 | view | 1915 | 6 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 view | 1915 | 4 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 | view | 1915 | 4 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 | view | 1915 | 7.9 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 view | 1915 | 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; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | Scene: Canada geese in flight in waterscape. |
| Egrets, etching/print | view | 1915 | 7.9 in x 6 in (20.1 cm x 15.2 cm) | | Scene: egrets (2) stand in waterscape. |
| Whistlers, drypoint etching/print | view | 1915 | 5.8 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 | view | 1916 | 5.8 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 | view | 1916 | 3 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 | view | 1916 | 13.8 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 | view | 1916 | 7 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 view | 1916 | 10 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 | view | 1916 | 7.8 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. 1916 | 14.1 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". Burrs are edges created by the drypoint technique, sometimes scraped down to be less prominent. |
| Pair of Ducks, pencil etching on Shogun paper | view | 1916 | 4.8 in x 3.9 in (12.2 cm x 9.9 cm) | | Scene: ducks (2) in waterscape. |
| In the Clouds, drypoint etching/print | view | 1916 | 3.9 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 collection | 1917 | 10.1 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 collection | 1917 | 15.5 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 | | 1917 | 7 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 | view | 1917 | 4 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 | view | 1917 | 6 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 | view | 1917 | 10 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 | view | 1917 | 3.8 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 | view | 1917 | 4.9 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 | view | 1917 | 8 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 | view | 1917 | 6 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 | view | 1917 | 5.9 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 | view | 1917 | 6.8 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 | view | 1917 | 5.9 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 | view | 1917 | 7.9 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 | view | 1917 | 4 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 | view | 1917 | 6 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 | view | 1917 | 4 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 | view | 1917 | 8 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 | | 1918 | 12 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. |
| Mates, etching/print | | 1918 | 6 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 | view | 1918 | 13.7 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 | view | 1918 | 7.9 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 | view | 1918 | 8 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 | view | 1918 | 6 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 | view | 1918 | 13.8 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 | view | 1918 | 6.9 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 | view | 1918 | 8.8 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 | view | 1918 | 3 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 | view | 1918 | 3 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 | view | 1918 | 5 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 | view | 1918 | 12.5 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 | view | 1918 | 5.9 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 | view | 1919 | 8.9 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 | view | 1919 | 3.8 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 | view | 1919 | | Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | Scene: broadbills. |
| Yellowlegs, No. 2, drypoint etching/print | view | 1919 | 7.9 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 | image | 1919 | | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | Scene: Canada geese. |
| Heron Fishing, drypoint etching/print | view view | 1919 | 3.5 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 | view | 1919 | 10 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 | view | 1919 | 8 in x 6 in (20.3 cm x 15.2 cm) | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | Scene: chickadees. |
| Going North, etching/print | view | 1919 | 3.5 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 | view | 1919 | 7.9 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 | view | 1919 | 8.9 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 image | 1920 | 20.3 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 | 1920 | 7.9 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 | view | 1920 | | Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | |
| Three Yellowlegs, drypoint etching on Hodamura paper/print | view view | 1920 | 4.5 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 view | 1920 | 5 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 | view | 1920 | 11.5 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 | view | 1920 | 11.3 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 wigeon in flight. |
| Yellowlegs Alighting, drypoint etching/print | view | 1920 | 13.1 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 | view | 1920 | 7 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 | view | 1920 | 10 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 shoveler in flight. |
| Over Sunk Marsh, drypoint etching on zinc plate/print | view | 1920 | 6 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 | view | 1920 | 2 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 | view | 1920 | 3 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 | view | 1920 | 6 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 | view | 1920 | 5 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 | | 1921 | 36 in x 44 in (91.4 cm x 111.8 cm) IAP 20492453 | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | Scene: pintail ducks float across the surface of a reed-lined river as other ducks take flight. |
| Ducks Alighting, etching on wove paper/print | view | 1921 | 5.9 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 | view | 1921 | 5 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 | view | 1921 | 11.3 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 | view | 1921 | 4.9 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 | view | c. 1921 | 12 in x 16 in (30.5 cm x 40.6 cm) | | Scene: Canada geese (3) in waterscape. |
| Against the Morning Sky, oil on canvas | | 1922 | 60 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 image | 1922 | 43 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 | | 1922 | 32 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 view | 1922 | 9.8 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 | | 1922 | 3.9 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 | view | 1922 | 13.9 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 view | 1922 | 7.9 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 image | 1923 | 50 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 image | 1923 | 20.6 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 image | 1923 | 19.7 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.' |
| Herons at Rest, etching on wove paper/print | view | 1923 | 11.9 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 | view | 1923 | 11 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 | view | 1923 | 7.9 in x 5.9 in (20.1 cm x 15 cm) | | Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas). |
| Soaring Fish Hawk, drypoint etching on copper plate/print | view | 1923 | 5.9 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 | view | 1923 | 8 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 | view | c. 1923 | 8 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 | | 1924 | 15 in x 21 in (38.1 cm x 53.3 cm) IAP 84780035 | | Scene: mallard. |
| Rising Mallards, watercolor on paper | view | 1924 | 15 in x 21 in (38.1 cm x 53.3 cm) | Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA | Scene: mallards. |
| Mallards, watercolor | | 1924 | 14.5 in x 30.8 in (36.8 cm x 78.2 cm) | Private Collection | Scene: mallards in waterscape. |
| Scoters over Water, watercolor on paper | color image | 1924 | 13.5 in x 19.5 in (34.3 cm x 49.5 cm)IAP 63007555 | Private collection | Scene: scoters in flight over water. |
| Black Ducks at Dusk, etching/print | view | 1924 | 4.9 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 | view | 1924 | 9.7 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: wigeon. |
| Dawn, etching on laid paper/print | view | 1924 | 6.9 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 | | 1924 | 15 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 | view | 1924 | 6.8 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 | view | 1924 | 7.9 in x 9.8 in (20.1 cm x 24.9 cm) | | Scene: Canada geese in flight in marsh. |
| Baldpates, drypoint etching/print | view | 1924 | 8 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 | view | 1924 | 7.8 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 image | 1925 | 25 in x 21 in (63.5 cm x 53.3 cm) IAP 86300001 | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY | Scene: waterfowl (mallards) landing on pond in evening light. |
| Alert!, drypoint etching/print | view | 1925 | 3.8 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 image | c. 1925 | 14.3 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 | view | 1925 | 4.9 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 | view | 1925 | 9.8 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 | view | 1925 | 7.9 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 | view | 1925 | 4.9 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 | view | 1926 | 9.8 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 | view | 1926 | 6 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 | view | 1926 | 9.8 in x 7.8 in (24.9 cm x 19.8 cm) | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | Scene: wigeon in flight. |
| Currituck marshes, North Carolina, watercolor on paper | color image | 1926 | 18.9 in x 26.4 in (48 cm x 67.1 cm)IAP 20493116 | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA | Scene: five American wigeons along water's edge; Currituck Marshes, NC. |
| Nightfall, drypoint etching on copper plate/print | | 1926 | 6 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 | view | 1926 | 7.9 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 | view | 1926 | 10.9 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 | view | 1926 | 11.5 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 image | 1927 | 14 in x 21.9 in (35.6 cm x 55.6 cm) | | |
| Mallards at Evening, drypoint etching/print | view | c. 1927 | 13.9 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 | view | 1927 | 11.8 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 view | 1927 | 7.8 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 | view | 1927 | 4.4 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 | view | 1927 | 11 in x 7 in (27.9 cm x 17.8 cm) | | |
| The Passing Flock, etching on laid paper/print | view | 1927 | 11.8 in x 13.8 in (30 cm x 35.1 cm) | | Scene: wildfowl in waterscape. |
| Redhead Alighting, drypoint etching/print | view | 1927 | 5 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 | view | 1927 | 7.8 in x 9.9 in (19.8 cm x 25.1 cm) | | Scene: wildfowl in flight in waterscape. |
| On Swift Wings, etching/print | view | c. 1927 | 11.8 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 | view | 1927 | 9.9 in x 12.5 in (25.1 cm x 31.8 cm) | | Scene: ducks (3) floating in waterscape. |
| Hawk and Mallard, etching/lithograph | view | 1927 | 12.6 in x 9.5 in (32 cm x 24.1 cm) | | Scene: hawk flies after mallard. |
| Yellowlegs, No. 4, drypoint etching/print | view | c. 1928 | 7.9 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 | view | 1928 | 12 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 46470006 | Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA | Scene: lone yellowlegs (likely Tringas) in waterscape. |
| Yellowlegs in Sunlight, drypoint etching on laid paper/print | view | 1928 | 9.8 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 | view | 1928 | 11.5 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 | view | 1928 | 7.9 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 | view | 1928 | 13.8 in x 11.6 in (35.1 cm x 29.5 cm) | Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | Scene: waterfowl arriving in a waterscape. |
| Canada Geese Taking Flight, painting | view | 1929 | | | Scene: Canada geese taking flight in waterscape. |
| White Herons, oil on canvas | | 1929 | 40 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 | | 1929 | 29 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 | view | 1929 | 9.1 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 | view | 1930 | 9.4 in x 13.6 in (23.9 cm x 34.5 cm) | | Scene: ducks in waterscape. |
| Greater Yellowlegs, drypoint etching/print | view | 1930 | | Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | Scene: yellowlegs (likely Tringas). |
| Lone Pintail, drypoint etching/print | view | 1930 | 4.5 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 | view | 1930 | 7.9 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 | view | 1930 | 8 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 image | 1930 | 18.5 in x 23.5 in (47 cm x 59.7 cm) | | Scene: Canada geese in snowscape. |
| Startled Ducks etching on laid paper/print | view | 1930 | 7.9 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 view | 1930 | 15 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 | view | 1930 | 5.8 in x 3.8 in (14.7 cm x 9.7 cm) | | Scene: chickadee. |
| Waders, drypoint etching/print | view view | c. 1930 | 7 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 view | 1930 | 11.8 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 | view | 1930 | 6 in x 4.5 in (15.2 cm x 11.4 cm) | | Scene: quail in brush. |
| Springing Teal, drypoint etching/print | view view | 1930 | 14.8 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 | view | 1931 | 3.8 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 | view | 1931 | | Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN | |
| Swans at Moonlight, watercolor on paper | | 1931 | 19.5 in x 28 in (49.5 cm x 71.1 cm) IAP 89170039 | Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | Scene: group of swans flying over marsh in moonlight. |
| November Moon, etching with aquatint | view | 1931 | 10 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.3 cm) | | Scene: waterfowl flying in moonlit waterscape. |
| Rain Squall, etching/print | view | 1931 | 7 in x 8.8 in (17.8 cm x 22.4 cm) | | Scene: waterfowl in rainy waterscape. |
| Blue Herons, etching/lithograph | view | 1931 | 9.5 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 | view | 1931 | 11.4 in x 13.8 in (29 cm x 35.1 cm) | | Scene: mallards (4) in flight in waterscape. |
| Yellowlegs, etching/print | view | 1931 | 11 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 | view | 1931 | 9.5 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 image | 1932 | 18.6 in x 26.6 in (47.2 cm x 67.6 cm) | | Scene: Canada geese in flight. |
| Sanctuary, etching/print | view | 1932 | 7 in x 9.1 in (17.8 cm x 23.1 cm) | | Scene: wildfowl in waterscape. |
| Pair of Snipe, etching/print | view | 1932 | 3.8 in x 5.8 in (9.7 cm x 14.7 cm) | | Scene: wading snipe. |
| Pintails Passing, drypoint etching/print | view | c. 1932 | 15 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 | view | 1932 | | | Scene: lone sandpiper standing in shallow water. |
| Great White Herons, oil on canvas | | 1933 | 44 in x 36.1 in (111.8 cm x 91.7 cm) IAP 46120954 | Rhode 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 | view | 1933 | 10.2 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 | view | 1933 | 9.5 in x 6.2 in (24.1 cm x 15.7 cm) | | |
| A Northwest Day, oil on canvas | color image | 1934 | 36 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 image | 1934 | | | Scene: grouse. |
| Three Geese, etching, ink on paper | view | 1936 | | Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN | Scene: Canada geese (3) in flight in waterscape. |
| Tired Geese, etching on wove paper/print | view view | 1936 | 5.9 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 | view | 1937 | | Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | |
| Cold Sunset, oil on canvas | color image | 1938 | | | Scene: frosty hues of blue/white/gray offer backdrop for mallards in marsh. |
| Ducks at Dawn, oil on canvas | | 1940 | 28.5 in x 35 in (72.4 cm x 88.9 cm) IAP 85190001 | Private collection | Scene: ducks (4) flying over marshy river under lightening sky. |
| Ducks at Dawn, watercolor | | 1940 | | Private collection | Benson often painted wildfowl early in the morning or at dusk. |
| Flight of Swans, oil on canvas | color image | 1940 | 30.5 in x 39.5 in (77.5 cm x 100.3 cm)IAP 89170111 | | Scene: group of swans fly above marsh waterscape. |
| Early Morning, watercolor and graphite on wove paper | view | 1940 | 14.4 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 image | 1941 | 14 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 60630324 | Vose Galleries, Boston, MA | Scene: chickadees. |
| Wintry Marshes, watercolor on paper | view | | | | |
| 'Untitled (or Seven Ducks in Pond), etching | view | | 12.1 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 | view | | 14.4 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 collection | | 11.2 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 collection | | 20.1 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 | view | | 13 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 | view | | 14.9 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) | view | | 20 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 image | | 9.3 in x 18 in (23.6 cm x 45.7 cm) | | Scene: eiders. |
| Geese against Sky, etching/print | | | | | |
| In Flight, print | search collection | | 4 in x 5.9 in (10.2 cm x 15 cm) | | |
| Hovering Geese, aquatint on paper | view | | 14 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 | view | | 7.8 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 | view | | 6.8 in x 10.8 in (17.3 cm x 27.4 cm) | | Scene: waterfowl standing in waterscape. |
| Canada 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 image | | 14 in x 19 in (35.6 cm x 48.3 cm) | | Scene: scoters in flight over choppy water. |
| Swans, inkwash | view | | 24 in x 18 in (61 cm x 45.7 cm) | | Scene: swans. |
| Black Ducks, watercolor on paper | color image | | 18.5 in x 23 in (47 cm x 58.4 cm) | | Scene: ducks in waterscape. |
| Eiders at Play, watercolor on paper | view | | 13 in x 26 in (33 cm x 66 cm) | | Scene: eiders afloat in waterscape. |