Image of the Day, March 14, 2012

Two Impressionist paintings worth watching at the Scottsdale Art Auction are Frank W. Benson’s A Northwest Day and William R. Leigh’s The Great Spirit.

Frank W. Benson (1862-1951), A Northwest Day, c. 1930, oil on canvas, 34 x 44 in. at between $500,000 and $800,000. Credit: Scottsdale Art Auction

William R. Leigh (1866-1955), The Great Spirit, 1914, oil on canvas, 37 x 50 in. at between $800,000 and $1,200,000. Credit: Scottsdale Art Auction