Contemporary Discoveries

Karl Benjamin

Bars- Black, Purple

Lot closes

October 2, 05:47 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Starting Bid

8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Karl Benjamin

1925 - 2012

Bars- Black, Purple

signed with the artist’s initials and dated ‘58 (lower right)

oil on canvas

48 by 16 in.

121.9 by 40.6 cm.

Executed in 1958.

Louis Stern has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It is included in the catalogue raisonné of the paintings of Karl Benjamin as Catalog #741.

Gary Snyder Fine Art, New York, New York (acquired directly from the artist)

Private Collection, Michigan (acquired from the above in 2004)

Los Angeles Modern Auctions, 20 October 2019, lot 171

Heather James Fine Art, Palm Desert, California

Acquired from the above in 2021 by the present owner

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