Benson Bond Moore (American, 1882-1974) landscape oil painting on board. Signed Benson B. Moore at lower left. Framed in a gilded wood frame, and under glass. Artwork in frame measures 6.25" x 8". More was a Native American, and a native of Washington, D.C.. Moore's works are held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the White House, the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, and many other important American collections. His small landscapes were often compared to Corot. Artwork and frame in very good condition.
From the Smithsonian:
Born August 13, 1882, in Washington, D.C. Learned the conservation of paintings from his father. Studied at the Corcoran School of Art with Edmund Clarence Messer and Richard Norris Brooke, and also with Max Weyl. Studied drawing at the Linthicum Institute under Ballenger. Illustrated with etchings and engravings many books, and articles for the Star. Taught etching at the Hill School of Art. Settled in Florida, 1942. Died 1974 in Stuart, Florida.
