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Artist: Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh
Untitled (Nude in front of light house, Lake Erie)
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Nude in front of light house, Lake Erie)
Oil on board, 1970
Signed and dated lower right (see photo)
Estate Stamp verso, No. 359 (see photo)
Condition: Original untouched "...
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1970s American Modern Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh Art
Materials
Oil
Les Fruits 2
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Les Fruits 2
Oil on masonite, 1967
Signed and titled lower right (see photos)
Signed with the estate stamp verso: Beni Kosh Collection #254 (see photo)
Condition: Good
Board size: 7 ...
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1960s Contemporary Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh Art
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Oil
Surrealist landscape with skull and red daisy
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Surrealist landscape with skull and red daisy
Watercolor on paper, 1960-1970
Unsigned
Stamped with the artist's estate stamp verso (see photo)
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Refere...
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20th Century Surrealist Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh Art
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Watercolor
untitled (Reclining Female Nude)
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Aka Beni Kosh
Still Life with Flowers
Colored pencil on paper
Unsigned
Signed with the estate stamp on reverse (see photo)
Estate No. 716
Condition: Soft fold through image, wri...
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1960s Contemporary Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh Art
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Gouache
Une Femme
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Une Femme
Oil on canvas, mounted on Masonite, 1965
Signed and dated lower right
Titled lower right recto
Signed with the estate stamp verso: Beni Kosh Collection #118
Condition: Or...
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1960s Contemporary Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh Art
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Oil
Untitled (Abstraction)
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
aka Beni Kosh
Untitled (Abstraction)
Watercolor on paper, 1970's
Unsigned
Ben Kosh Estate Stamp verso, No. 754
Condition: Very good
Sheet size: 10 5/8 x 14 9/16 inches
Provenance: Es...
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1970s Abstract Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh Art
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Watercolor
Surrealist landscape with animal and figures
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Surrealist landscape with doorway, animal and figures
Watercolor on heavy paper, n.d.
Unsigned
Stamped with the artist's estate stamp (see photo)
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
R...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh Art
Materials
Watercolor
Surrealist landscape with organic shapes
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Surrealist landscape with organic shapes
Watercolor on paper, 1960-1970
Signed CE Harris lower right corner (see photo)
Stamped with the artist’s estate stamp verso (see photo)
Reference: Beni Kosh Collection Estate Stamp #705
Provenance: Estate of the artist
A wonderful example by one of the few African American Surrealist painters.
“An African-American born Charles E. Harris, the name under which he painted until the early 1960s when he took the name of Kosh. His paintings span the period 1949-71, and reflect abstract and surreal figurative subjects which include Cleveland street scenes, jazz clubs, and depictions of Christ.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh was born as Charles Elmer Harris, in Cleveland Ohio. He changed his name in the 1960’s, which translates to “Son of Ethiopia”. He rarely exhibited or sold his work and was affiliated with the African-American artists’ “Sho-nuff Art Group” and the Karamu House and studied under Cleveland artist Paul Travis. His style is very diverse and he experimented with Cubism, portraiture and abstractions in series. His paintings span from 1949 – 1971, and reflect abstract and surreal figurative subjects, which include Cleveland street scenes, jazz clubs, and depictions of Christ. He received little recognition during his lifetime and was only “rediscovered” literally days after his death when hundreds of his paintings were rescued by an art dealer.”
(Courtesy Pennsylvania Art...
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20th Century Surrealist Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh Art
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled (Nude in front of light house, Lake Erie)
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Nude in front of light house, Lake Erie)
Oil on board, 1970
Signed and dated lower right (see photo)
Estate Stamp verso, No. 359 (see photo)
Condition: Original untouched "...
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1970s American Modern Charles Harris AKA Beni Kosh Art
Materials
Oil
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