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Eugene Benson was born on November 1, 1839, at Hyde Park, New York, the youngest son of Benjamin P. Benson.
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Art and Nature in Italy
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Eugene Benson
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When Eugene began his study of art he was poor, but increased his small income by contributing to several New York dailies and to various periodicals, signing the name "Proteus" to his articles in the New York Evening Post. In 1856 he was studying at the National Academy of Design, at the same time taking up portrait work in the studio of J. H. Wright. He moved to New Haven in 1869 and remained four years, residing near East Rock. In 1873 he went abroad to study in France and Italy.
Career
Benson established a studio in Florence, spent a number of years in Rome, and moved to Venice in 1888, where he continued to live until his death.
His paintings were chiefly of storytelling and symbolic subjects, though his portraits were successful. His modeling and color were effective. Benson exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy in London, and at the National Academy in New York, of which he was elected an associate in 1862. He contributed to the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876, to the Paris Exposition in 1878 and to the Mechanic's Fair in Boston. His "Strayed Maskers" at the Royal Academy in 1873, his "Bazaar at Cairo, " exhibited in the National Academy, and his "Slaves Tower" were especially noted at the time of their exhibition, and were afterward purchased by private collectors.
Benson was the author of two books - Gaspara Stampa, the Story of Her Life (1881) and Art and Nature in Italy (1882).
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Eugene Benson was a well-known painter of his time. His major works: "Retrospection, " "The Anatomist, " "Cloud Towers, " "Merchant of Cairo, " "Renunciation, " "Bazaar at Cairo, " "Hay Boats, " "Thoughts on Exile, " "A Reverie, " "Making the Best of It, " "Deae Calm on the Hill, " "Marketplay, Egypt, " "Study of a Girl in Blue, " etc. Benson also wrote: Gaspara Stampa, the Story of Her Life (1881) and Art and Nature in Italy (1882).
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Art and Nature in Italy
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Art and Nature in Italy
Connections
Eugene Benson married Mrs. Henriette (Malan) Fletcher, a daughter of Dr. Cesar Henri Malan of Geneva, Switzerland. Her daughter was Julia Constance Fletcher, the novelist, author of Kismet.
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American