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Frank Moss Bennett Art

British, 1874-1952
Moss Bennett was born in Liverpool and started painting from a very young age. He attended the Slade School of Art and became a professional painter of mostly landscapes and detailed interior scenes. His work, like a lot of artist in the early 20th century, was period in feel and he often painted his pictures out of period but adding authentic costume to his models and props. Some of his paintings have achieved eye watering prices at auction in the tens of thousands and some in excess of 50,000 pounds. His work is beautiful and wonderfully observed, his eye for detail is astonishing. He was a popular painter in his time and remains so to this day.
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Historical genre oil painting of three gentlemen at a table
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Frank Moss Bennett British, (1874-1952) Papers to Discuss Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1922 Image size: 13.5 inches x 19.5 inches Size including frame: 20.25 inches x 26.25 inches A finely painted scene by Frank Moss Bennett depicting three gentlemen in 18th century costume conversing at a table. One of the men, dressed as a lawyer, looks over a document whilst the others smoke from clay tobacco pipes. Frank Moss Bennett was a portrait and genre painter who was born in Liverpool on November 15, 1874. He was the son of the Iron Founder Henry Mellor Bennett who was also became mayor of Liverpool. His family’s wealth enabled him to receive a good education, initially with a governess and then at Clifton College in Bristol. His talent for art emerged at a young age, however it was not until he left Bristol that he decided to follow a career in painting. He moved to London in 1892, most likely with his family who went to live in Croydon after his father’s retirement. There he studied at the Slade School of Art where he was taught by Henry Tonks and John Singer Sargent. He also met fellow artist Eddie Wells who became his friend, travel partner and brother-in-law. He later attended the St John’s School of Art and in 1896 entered the Royal Academy school, winning a gold medal and a scholarship to travel. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1898 with a work entitled ‘A Book Plate’, continuing to exhibit there until 1929. He also exhibited at the Paris Salon, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour. In 1900, Bennett used his scholarship money to go on a painting expedition to Italy with his friend Wells. On his return he lived with his family at 18 Warrington Road, Croydon and took a studio nearby at Alipore, Duppas Hill, where he began specialising in historical genre and portraits. His work portrayed life in seventeenth and eighteenth century England, depicting figures in tavern interiors, gentlemen discussing affairs of State or at leisure in their homes. He wanted his works to be historically accurate and used authentic props and antiques. He also accrued a large collection of costumes, some of which were later given to the Platt Hall Museum, Manchester and the Museum of London. He also developed an interest in historical architecture, particularly Tudor and made many sketches of buildings...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Frank Moss Bennett Art

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Oil, Canvas

19th Century genre oil painting of two gentlemen in a garden
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Frank Moss Bennett British, (1874-1952) In the Garden Oil on panel, signed & dated 1917 Image size: 11 inches x 13.5 inches Size including frame: 20 inches x 22.5 inches A charming genre scene of two gentlemen in 18th century costume in a garden by Frank Moss Bennett. The men drink wine and eat fruit at a linen covered table...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Frank Moss Bennett Art

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Oil, Panel

A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside a Inn or Pub
By Frank Moss Bennett
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A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside an Inn or Pub. Frank Moss Bennett was born in Liverpool, England on 15 November 1...
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1890s Victorian Frank Moss Bennett Art

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Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "Portrait of John, Annabella and Augusta Anne
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1920s Frank Moss Bennett Art

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Genre landscape oil painting of an angler by a river
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Early 20th Century Victorian Frank Moss Bennett Art

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Black and White House, Eardisland in Herefordshire"
By Frank Moss Bennett
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A beautiful small painting by Moss Bennett who seemed to paint a lot in Shropshire and Herefordshire. This painting is of one of the most beautiful and well known English Villages o...
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Early 20th Century Realist Frank Moss Bennett Art

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The Recital
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Belgravia, London, London
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19th Century Frank Moss Bennett Art

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Oil, Canvas

The Recital
The Recital
H 22.5 in W 28.5 in D 3.5 in
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By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
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19th Century Victorian Frank Moss Bennett Art

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