Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1933)

Biography of artist Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1933)

Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1933) was born in Liverpool in 1874.

Bennett studied at St John's Wood Art School, The Slade and The Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal and a travelling scholarship.

Bennett is best known for his 'out of period' Elizabethan costume subjects, most of which were reproduced and reached a very wide public audience. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1898-1928.

He died in 1933.

Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1933) Related Lots

Lot FS27/384: Frank Moss Bennett [1874-1933] - 'Their Valued Opinion'; Gentlemen in A Salon Interior, Critically Engaging A Portrait Painting Frank Moss Bennett [1874-1933] - 'Their Valued Opinion'; gentlemen in a salon interior, critically engaging a portrait painting - signed FM Bennett bottom right oil on canvas 56 x 86cm. Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000 Realised: £6,250