Horseshoe Crab, Green
Ben FenskeHorseshoe Crab, Green2017
2017
About the Item
- Creator:Ben Fenske (1978, American)
- Creation Year:2017
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Sag Harbor, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: FEN-0045001stDibs: LU38932043153
Ben Fenske
One of the foremost American Impressionists of the 21st century, artist Ben Fenske is known for his bold, energetic brushstrokes and signature use of vivid colors. His figurative paintings, still-lifes and interiors are flooded with warm natural light and dazzle in their wealth of blues, greens and soft violets.
Born in 1978, Fenske grew up in the small rural town of St. Joseph, Minnesota. His interest in art began at an early age. When he was 12 years old, Fenske would spend a minimum of two hours each day drawing and painting, working with charcoal, watercolors, acrylics and pastels. His passion for art broadened in high school, leading him to attend the Minnesota River School of Fine Art at age 18. There, he studied under artists including Joseph Paquet and Darren Rousar.
Following a brief stint as a graphic designer, Fenske studied in Minneapolis at the Bougie Studio, learning figure drawing and cast drawing from artist Peter Bougie. Later, when he was in his early 20s, Fenske decided to go to Florence, Italy, to study painting and drawing at the Florence Academy of Art.
While in Florence, Fenske became inspired by French Impressionism of the 19th and 20th centuries as well as Old Masters paintings and Russian and Soviet art — notably the works of brothers Aleksei and Sergei Tkachev.
For more than a decade, Fenske divides his time between Sag Harbor, New York, and Italy’s Tuscan hills, where he draws inspiration for his landscapes from the surrounding countryside. In addition to his paintings, Fenske has a considerable portfolio of portrait drawings and nude sketches. He has also delved into figurative sculpture, such as the bronze Wild Boar, which he created with artist Richard Zinon.
Fenske regularly exhibits throughout the United States, including annually at the Grenning Gallery in the Hamptons. In 2016, he participated in the “BP Portrait Award Exhibition” at the National Portrait Gallery in London. He was also named by American Artist magazine as one of the “Best 25 Living Artists” in 2012.
On 1stDibs, find a range of Ben Fenske paintings, drawings and sculptures.
- Horse Standing - Contemporary realist oil painting by American ImpressionistBy Ben FenskeLocated in Sag Harbor, NYAn oil painting of a brown horse, standing on green grass on a sunny day. Painted en plein air, after days of studying and sketching, Ben Fenske captured the correct proportions and ...Category
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- "Pony and Groom" 2014 oil painting on wood, impressionist sketch, equestrianBy Ben FenskeLocated in Sag Harbor, NY"Pony and Groom" is an unframed, oil on wood panel, contemporary impressionist painting. Painted during the 2014 Wellington Winter Equestrian Festival. Center stage, stands a fit, br...Category
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- Horse SketchBy Ben FenskeLocated in Sag Harbor, NYAn oil on wood panel sketch of a horse, on a sunny day. The horse stands before a bright green field. Wood panel remains exposed as your eye drifts away from the center of the painti...Category
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- Dog Park, ZagrebBy Marc DalessioLocated in Sag Harbor, NYPlein-air landscape painting of a dog park in Zagreb, Croatia. Artist Bio Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest yea...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
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- ChickensBy Marc DalessioLocated in Sag Harbor, NYPainted en plein air, a group of chickens poke around a grassy yard. Frame options available. Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest year...Category
2010s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
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- "Golf" plein air oil painting, woman leaning on Fiat with dog in Tuscany, ItalyBy Ben FenskeLocated in Sag Harbor, NY"Golf" is a plein air oil painting of a woman leaning against her Fiat with her dog in Tuscany, Italy. Her dog sits at attention while she is relaxed. Ben Fenske (b. 1978), althoug...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
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- Lead Wrangler, Oil on Linen, American Impressionistic Style, Western, SouthwestLocated in Houston, TXLead Handler displays the American Impressionistic Style . Raj Chaudhuri describes himself as one of the New Orientalists a traveling painter in the mo...Category
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- New England Autumnal Bucolic Landscape -- Cows by the Watering Hole 19th CenturyLocated in Soquel, CAGorgeous late 19th Century landscape of cows near watering hole with birch trees and puffy clouds in background by Wesley John Straight (American, 1855 - 1922). Signed lower left corner and on verso. Title "Autumn in New England" on verso lower stretcher bar. Condition: Good; professionally cleaned and restored; minor abrasions repaired and in-painted (see images). Unframed. Image size: 40"H x 32"W. Born in Wisconsin on May 20, 1855. Straight appears to have migrated to northern California in the late 1870s. While a resident of San Jose and Grass Valley, he painted scenes of the northern coast and other scenic spots. After moving to southern California in 1912, he lived at the Southern Hotel in San Bernardino until his demise on April 5, 1922. Exhibitions: Delavan Wisconsin County Fair 1874 (painting of the Wisconsin State School for the deaf and countryside), Calif. State Fair, 1880-90, Placer California 1880...Category
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- "Noah's Ark", Monkeys in Trees w. Crocodiles, Richard DeTreville 1924 San MateoBy Richard DeTrevilleLocated in Soquel, CA"Noah's Ark", Monkeys in Trees w. Crocodiles, Richard DeTreville 1924 San Mateo A lively, large-scale vertical painting of Macaques monkeys in the trees abo...Category
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MaterialsOil, Linen
- Thoroughbred Horse 1940 by Ada (Kruse) Ducker - Exhibited Nevada State MuseumLocated in Soquel, CAGorgeous horse portrait by Ada Ducker Kruse a Santa Cruz artist (American, 1900-1995), 1947-1948. Signed and dated lower right corner "Ada Ducker "1940". Presented in vintage giltwo...Category
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- A Dream to Soar, Oil/ Linen, Oil Painters of America, Impressionism, Free Ship.By Judy CroweLocated in Houston, TXAlso shown below are other available paintings by Judy Crowe. A Dream to Soar is commonly seen in Texas and painted in the Impressionistic style by Texas artist Judy Crowe. It is o...Category
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- Beautiful Melody, Oil/ Linen, Oil Painters of America, Impressionism, Free Ship.By Judy CroweLocated in Houston, TXAlso shown below are other available paintings by Judy Crowe. Beautiful Melody is a mockingbird commonly seen in Texas and painted in the Impressionistic style by Texas artist Judy ...Category
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