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Large Oil Painting Beach Scene with Children Henry Benson Americana Art Seashore

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Children Playing on Beach Textured Oil on Canvas Hand signed lower right Image: H 40 x W 30 inches; Frame: H 40.5 x W 30.5 inches Beautiful muted pastel tone colors This depicts a boy and girl playing in the sand with a bucket and shovel on a seashore. Done in colorful textured oil on canvas, in pastel tones. This is an Impressionist painting in a Pointillist style. Henry Benson was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1930 and died in Florida in 1998. He used an innovative technique, which produced work that was impressionistic, with a raised surface that had an almost ‘sandy’ texture. This was his signature style of painting. The technique involved applying a rough textured surface to the canvas before starting his paintings. He then applied brilliant pastel colors to achieve the intended effect in his finished works which added movement and contrast of pointillism. Henry Benson was best known for his beach scenes with children as well as his lifestyle scenes of New York City, Americana and American Impressionism. Born in Brooklyn NY, he later moved to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Upon finishing high school, he joined the US Marine Corp and fought in the First Marine Division of the Korean War. Henry Benson attended art school in Paris, France and New York City. He worked at the American Journal and the New York Stock Exchange in addition to being an accomplished professional artist. He was a contemporary of Frank Kleinholz and Jonah Kinigstein. He moved to Boca Raton, Florida in 1975 and worked as a post impressionist painter. He showed at the Golden Door Gallery, New Hope PA. along with Robert Bliss, Ranulph Bye, Harry Leith Ross, John Fulton Folinsbee, Jean Halter, Robert Seufert and Ray Hendershot. Henry loved people and always had a great sense of humor.
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    Height: 40.5 in (102.87 cm)Width: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)
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    frame with minor wear commensurate with age.
  • Gallery Location:
    Surfside, FL
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    1stDibs: LU38215946072

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