Beni E Kosh
Still Life with Fruit and a Pitcher
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Estate stamp verso: Beni E Kosh Collection #436
Frame: 22-1/4 x 16-1/2 x 1-5/8"
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993)
Untitled
Oil on canvas board
Estate stamped
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Meditation on African Sculpture, mid-century figural abstract painting
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993)
Meditation on African Sculpture, 1957
Oil
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Nude in front of light house, Lake Erie)
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
depictions of Christ.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh was born as Charles Elmer Harris, in
Category
1970s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
'African Idol' — Mid-Century African-American artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), Untitled (African Idol), watercolor, c. 1950s. Estate stamped
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'6th City Wire Works' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), '6th City Wire Works', watercolor, c. 1950s. Estate stamped
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Central Railroad' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), Untitled (Central Railroad), watercolor, c. 1945. Estate
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, India Ink
Untitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator)
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Fairlawn, OH
scenes, jazz clubs, and depictions of Christ.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh was born
Category
1960s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Surrealist landscape with animal and figures
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh was born as Charles Elmer Harris, in Cleveland Ohio. He
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 14.88 in W 21.75 in
Untitled (Abstraction)
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
depictions of Christ.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh was born as Charles Elmer Harris, in
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Surrealist landscape with skull and red daisy
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
the artist's estate stamp verso (see photo)
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Reference: Beni Kosh
Category
20th Century Surrealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Les Fruits 2
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh was born as Charles Elmer Harris, in Cleveland Ohio. He changed his
Category
1960s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
untitled (Reclining Female Nude)
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
street scenes, jazz clubs, and depictions of Christ.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh
Category
1960s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Une Femme
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
of Christ.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh was born as Charles Elmer Harris, in
Category
1960s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist landscape with organic shapes
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
of Christ.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
“Beni E. Kosh was born as Charles Elmer Harris, in
Category
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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Untitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator)
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Untitled
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Hudson, NY
also went by the name Beni E Kosh. He changed his name in 1960 to Aka Charles Elmer Harris which
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Untitled (still life with the perception of music emanating from a record)
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Christ.”
Courtesy of Rachel Davis Fine Art
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Category
1960s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
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Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism
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