What you are looking at
Domestic life, painted without arrangement. Figure in a Room was painted indoors, with the windows doing most of the work — the ordinary made to hold still long enough to look at.
Figure in a Room. Our painter follows the same logic rather than copying a photograph of it: the light is graded across the room from a single source, so the space never flattens into a backdrop.
Why this one has to be painted by hand
Interiors live on the grade of light from one window to the far wall. A print compresses that into two tones; a painter keeps ten, and the room goes deep again.
Every canvas is painted to order, so the quote follows your size, frame and destination rather than a fixed list. Tell us what you need on WhatsApp and we reply with an exact figure, usually within the hour. You deal directly with the studio that paints it — no reseller layer.
Popular canvas sizes
Every Figure in a Room we paint is made to order, so you choose the canvas. These are the sizes our customers ask for most:
| Size (inches) | Size (cm) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 16 × 12 in | 40 × 30 cm | A shelf, a small wall, a gallery group |
| 20 × 16 in | 50 × 40 cm | Bedroom, hallway, above a console |
| 24 × 20 in | 60 × 50 cm | Study, home office, above a desk |
| 30 × 24 in | 76 × 61 cm | Dining room, bedroom feature wall |
| 32 × 24 in | 81 × 61 cm | Living room, above a sideboard |
| 40 × 30 in | 102 × 76 cm | Living room focal wall, above a sofa |
| 48 × 36 in | 122 × 91 cm | Large living room, stairwell, loft |
| 64 × 48 in | 163 × 122 cm | Villa scale, lobby, hospitality wall |
Custom sizes are welcome — if your wall needs something between these, or larger, say so and we will quote it. Framing and shipping are quoted separately. Duties and import taxes are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).
Tell us the size and frame — exact quote back, usually within the hour.
💬 Get a Quote for Figure in a RoomWhere a Figure in a Room hangs best
This one reads well in a reading corner. Because the painter works freehand on a blank canvas we keep the proportions of the original rather than cropping to fit, so an unusually wide or tall composition stays honest at any size.
Questions people ask before ordering
What size should I order for Figure in a Room?
Any size you like, because the painter works freehand on a blank canvas. Most collectors choose something between 24 x 20 in and 40 x 30 in for this composition. If your wall needs something else, say so and we quote it.
Is Figure in a Room in the public domain?
Frank Weston Benson died in 1951, which puts this work in the public domain — commissioning a hand-painted reproduction is legal, and owning one is legal anywhere in the world. We never pass ours off as the original and never issue certificates of authenticity.
How long does a hand-painted version take?
Roughly two to four weeks of studio time depending mostly on size and how much impasto the surface carries, then several more days for the oil to set before we can photograph and pack it. We send photographs of your actual painting for approval before anything ships.
How close will it be to the original?
It is painted by hand from the same image you are looking at, so it is a painting of the painting, not a scan. Expect the composition, colour and drawing to follow the original closely, and expect the brushwork to be our painter's own — that is the point of commissioning one. You approve photographs before it ships.
Image source and licence
The reference image above is a public-domain reproduction. Source: New Britain Museum of American Art, online collection Licence: Public domain File page on Wikimedia Commons We hand-paint from it; we do not sell prints and never claim the original.