41: MARGARET BRISBINE (1901-1991) BENTON FAMILY PORTRAIT

Margaret Brisbine (1901-1991)
Portrait of Rita and T.P. Benton (1934)
The oil on canvas portrait is signed by Margaret Brisbine lower left and dated 1934.

This painting was acquired directly from the family trust through Jessie Benton. It had been commissioned by Thomas Hart Benton in the early 30s, a time when both Benton and Margaret Brisbane lived in New York. It was exhibited at the The Manor Club of Pelham in New York where a reviewer described it as, ''Mrs. Thomas Benton, wife of a noted artist, and ''T. P. '' a delightful little boy with unruly curls.''

Margaret Brisbine (alternate spelling Margaret Brisbane) was an illustrator, muralist and easel painter born in North Dakota. She is mostly associated with New York and, though also to some degree, Texas. She studied at the Rice Institute, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and possibly with Benton in New York which could explain the impetus for this commission. Her works have been widely exhibited.
Measures 36 x 30 inches.
Very good professionally restored condition, scattered touches of professional inpainting touch-up as shown in the images under UV light online.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's estate.
$3,000 - $4,000