Katherine Arthur Behenna

Katherine Arthur Behenna
Born 1860
Helensburgh, Scotland
Died 1924
Occupation Painter
Spouse(s) Henry Carstairs Behenna (divorced)

Katherine Arthur Behenna (1860-1924) was a Scottish-born US-based miniature portraitist.

Miniature portrait of Antoinette Polk done by Katherine Arthur Behenna, now kept at the New York Historical Society.

Early life

Katherine Arthur Behenna was born in 1860 in Helensburgh, Scotland.[1][2] Her father was from Montreal, Canada.[2] She was educated in Montreal, Boston, as well as at the Art Students League of New York and the Académie Julian in Paris, France.[2]

Career

She painted miniature portraits of American Socialites of the Gilded Age for art collector Peter Marié, including Antoinette Polk, Baroness de Charette and Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy.[1][3] She also did a portrait of Louise, Princess Royal.[2]

Her work was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, England.[2] She later moved to Étaples, France, where she was a member of the Etaples art colony.[2]

She believed Helios was her muse.[1]

Personal life

She briefly married Henry Carstairs Behenna in 1885, and divorced shortly after.[2]

Death and legacy

She died in 1924.[1] Her miniature portraits from the Peter Marié Collection are kept at the New York Historical Society.

References


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