1913 painting by Alice Beckington
Mrs. Beckington is a 1913 miniature painting in watercolour on ivory by Alice Beckington. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[1]
Early history and creation
The miniature painting was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1914.[2] The painting was part of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters' 12th annual exhibition.[1]
Description and interpretation
The work depicts Alice Beckington's mother.[1] The artist signed the painting on the front top left.[1]
Influence
The painting was influenced by Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.[3]
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