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Garth Benton
"The Artists Wife" Realistic Nude Woman in Conté on Paper by Garth Benton

1983

$3,250
£2,467.80
€2,822.12
CA$4,540.72
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CHF 2,637.10
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DKK 21,062.53
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"The Artists Wife" Realistic Nude Woman in Conté on Paper by Garth Benton Detailed nude drawing by Paul "Garth" Garfield Benton (American, 1940-2012). Portrait of Christine Rosamond Presco (Rosamond) the artist. A woman sits with her knees bent, one pulled in to her chest. Her arms are wrapped around one leg. Her head is down, forehead resting on her right forearm. Of particular note is the detail in her hair and the delicate shading of her legs and torso. Signed and dated "Garth Benton - '83" in the lower right corner Presented in a copper colored frame with a white mat. Frame size: 29.25"H x 33.25"W Image size: 20.5"H x 24.5"W Internationally recognized artist Garth Benton, a native of Los Angeles, California, was born in 1940. Benton was married to actress Harlee McBride and later to the highly successful artist Christine Rosamond Presco, whose paintings made into posters were everywhere in the 1970s. He was a third cousin of well-known regional artist Thomas Hart Benton. In 1981, he moved to Carmel and studied art UCLA and Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Rather than pursue his own unique style, Benton chose to emulate the art of many different periods. “My style is not to have my own style. Instead, I assimilate characteristics of the period I’m depicting,” he says. “Here at the Getty, the murals are part of the ambiance. Nobody is supposed to say they are better than the art in the museum,” said Benton. One of his best-known public works was a set of murals for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu. The murals are re-creations of paintings discovered in a country house near Pompeii, now in the collection of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. For years, Benton maintained a second home and studio in Headland, Alabama, located just outside Dothan, where examples of his work can be found in a private residence in Dothan. Benton was also featured in an exhibition at the Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dothan, Alabama. Fine art connoisseurs have described Benton as one of the top five muralists in the world became well known for executing museum-quality murals. One of his best-known public works was for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California. Note worthy clients who commissioned work by Benton include former President and First Lady Gerald and Betty Ford, Dolores and Bob Hope, Barbara Streisand, Carol Burnett, Dean Martin, Ann and Gordon Getty, and Aaron Spelling. (Biography courtesy of Dixie Art Colony Foundation)
  • Creator:
    Garth Benton (1940 - 2012, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1983
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.25 in (74.3 cm)Width: 33.25 in (84.46 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good condition, slight age toning to paper. Aluminum frame is used and may show minor signs of wear, such as surface scratches and included as-is.
  • Gallery Location:
    Soquel, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: DBH91641stDibs: LU54214178782

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