Mrs. Beckington (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]

Mrs. Beckington
Artist	Alice Beckington
Year	1913
Dimensions	15.2 cm (6.0 in) × 11.4 cm (4.5 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.	14.57.2
Identifiers	The Met object ID: 10129

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]

References

1. "Mrs. Beckington". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2. Rogers, Jacob S. (1914). "Accessions by Purchase". Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (45): 74–79. JSTOR 40303321.
3. Barratt, Carrie Rebora; Zabar, Lori (2010). American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 26–27. ISBN 9781588393579.