Benjamin G. Benno

Figure in Gray, Abstract Oil Painting on Burlap by Benjamin Benno

ca 1960

Figure in Shadows (19) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board, signed verso Size: 15 in. x 12 in. (38.1 cm x 30.48 cm)

An abstract painting by American artist Benjamin Benno of a faceless floating figure. Abstract Form Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1933 Oil on canvas, signed and dated u...

An enigma by definition is a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. Such is the subject matter of John Seubert, aka John Grey's painting of the same name. The sphynx-like figure stares out at the viewer holding what appears to be a large bowl. The surreal scene is framed in a repurposed frame that the artist has distressed and painted. It measures 25.5h x 21.5w inches. John Seubert Enigma, 2023 oil on canvas 20h x 16w in 50.80h x 40.64w cm JSE076 John Seubert b. 1958, Chicago, IL In the early Nineties, John Seubert was living in a former hotel in a high-rise building on St. James Place in Chicago. The apartment was tiny, as hotel rooms tend to be, and clad with paper-thin walls allowing sound to pass from one apartment to the other. At the time, John’s artwork consisted of pounding copper sheets into tables which was a noisy endeavor to say the least. Following several noise complaints from the neighbors, John had a dream that he was living in a ramshackle house but with plenty of room to work and no attached neighbors. The following day after lunching at the McDonalds in Lincoln Park, John wandered the neighborhood a came upon a shabby, falling-down old Victorian house. He located the real estate agent, put in an offer, and weeks later was pushing a shopping cart full of his belongings to his new home. This 144-year-old Painted Lady provided a blank canvas for this inimitable artist. For many years the house remained so empty that John was able to ride his Japanese fold up bike throughout the 1st floor. “Some people want to have sex...

Victor Noel (Belgian, 1916 – 2006) Curved forms Oil on canvas Signed and dated ‘V. Noel 93’ (on the reverse) 23.3/4 x 23.3/4 in. (60 x 60 cm.)