ARTHUR B. DAVIES (1862-1928), and FRANK W. BENSON were born in the same year; Davies in Utica, N.Y., and Benson in Salem, Mass. Both of these painters have impressed a fine and spontaneous art on their country. Davies' work carries a mystery and romance, not realistic, but filled with atmosphere and beauty of design. Both his landscape and figure groups are noteworthy.
He uses nude figures set in a romantic landscape, decorative and with rich, fine colour. Frank W. Benson uses most mediums, but his water-colours have a direct charm and a spontaneity of han dling, crisp and rich, and luscious in colour, which is direct water colour painting at its best.