Name: Prelude to Transition
Brand: Benjamin G. Benno
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Prelude to Transition

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Prelude to Transition Pastel on paper, 1953 Signed and dated lower left (See photo) Image size: 10 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches Frame size: 24-5/8 x 1-1/2 inches Exhibited and Illustrated: Zimmerli Museum, 1988, "Benjamin Benno: A Retrospective Exhibition, Sept. 11-Nov. 20, 1988 (A copy of the catalog accompanies the work) Catalog 82, reproduced page 25 Housed in a silk matting with a 22K gold leaf frame Benjamin BENNO (1901-1980) Birth place: London, England Addresses: NYC, 1912 Profession: Painter, sculptor Studied: Ferrer School, NYC, 1912-15, with Robert Henri and George Bellows; Beaux-Arts Inst., NYC, 1914-17, with Solon Borglum, John Gutzon de la Mothe; Guggenheim Mem. fellow, Europe, 1932-33. Exhibited: Whitney Studio Club, 1916-22; WMAA, 1920-24, 1933; New Gal., NYC, 1923 (first solo); New School Soc. Research, NYC, 1931; Vassar College, 1939 (retrospective); SFMA, 1939 (retrospective); Chicago AC, 1939 (retrospective); Norlyst Gal., 1940; Pinacotheca Gal., NYC, 1940; Passedoit Gal., NYC, 1941; Riverside Mus., 1943; Corcoran Gal., 1943; Hillel Fnd. traveling exhib., 1953-54; Lotte Jacobi Gal., NYC, 1954; in many gals. in Paris, London, Norway, Czechoslovakia, Tunis, Africa, 1934-39; Pastels from the Years 1930-59, Collector's Gal., NYC, 1959; Poetic Image, Paintings with Group, Amel Gal., NYC, 1961-62; Drawings from the Years 1926-61, Greer Gal., NYC, 1962; Montana State Univ, Missoula, 1964 (retrospective, 1933-61). Work: Fogg MA, Cambridge, MA; BM; BMA; SFMA. Comments: Immigrated to the U.S. in 1912. From 1917-25, he was a cook"s mate aboard tramp steamers, and from 1926-39 he was in Paris, all the while developing an abstract style in painting. He was captain of a scow until 1956, then a cab driver until 1964 ó yet he continued to paint and exhibit. His birth name was Benjamin Greenstein, but he adopted the name "Benno" in 1930. Teaching: Brooklyn Children's Mus., 1941-42; private classes in drawing & painting, 1948-55; Montana State Univ., summer 1964. Sources: WW73; WW19 (as Benjamin Greenstein of NYC); Gertrude Stein, Everybody's Autobiography (Heineman, London, 1937); Henry Miller, Chez Benno," London Bulletin (May, 1938); Waldemar George, "Le Salon de Surindependents," Arts & MÈtiers Graphique (Jan. 1, 1939). More recently, see Am. Abstract Art, 177." Courtesy artprice

Creator:
Benjamin G. Benno (1901-1980, American)
Creation Year:
1953
Dimensions:
Height: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Width: 13.75 in (34.93 cm)
Medium:
Pastel
Movement & Style:
Abstract
Period:
1950-1959
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Fairlawn, OH
Reference Number:
Seller: FA4394A1stDibs: LU14013122102

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