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Ben Benn
Self-Portrait, Oil Painting by Ben Benn

circa 1920

About the Item

Artist: Ben Benn, Polish/American (1884 - 1983) Title: Self-Portrait Year: circa 1920 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 44 x 30 in. (111.76 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 52 x 38 inches Benn Benn was a pioneer American modernist whose independent style defied stylistic classification. Despite excursions into Cubism and Abstract Expressionism, Benn “seems always to have been a ‘subject’ painter. Considering this, it is remarkable that he remained visible at all during the 50’s and early 60’s, when prejudice against the representational amounted nearly to a proscription of it.”(1) Benn’s prominence in the art world over 6 decades was reaffirmed at a 90th birthday show at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. in 1974.
  • Creator:
    Ben Benn (1905 - 1989, Polish)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1920
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 52 in (132.08 cm)Width: 38 in (96.52 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good apart from craquelure in image, normal wear consistent with age and history. Frame is original and wear in spots as well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Long Island City, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4662870461
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