Mrs. Beckington (Alice Beckington)
1913 painting by Alice Beckington
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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]
| Mrs. Beckington | |
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| Artist | Alice Beckington  |
| Year | 1913 |
| Dimensions | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) × 11.4 cm (4.5 in) |
| Location | |
| Accession | 14.57.2 |
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
Influence
The painting was influenced by Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.[3]
