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Ben Benn Art

Polish, 1905-1989

Ben Benn’s prominence in the art world over six decades was reaffirmed at a 90th birthday show at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. in 1974. Benn had many solo exhibitions during his lifetime, including one at the Jewish Museum in 1965. His works are in many museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney and Hirshhorn Museum.

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Artist: Ben Benn
"Still Life with Fruits" Russian-American Modern Colorful Oil Painting on Board
"Still Life with Fruits" Russian-American Modern Colorful Oil Painting on Board

"Still Life with Fruits" Russian-American Modern Colorful Oil Painting on Board

By Ben Benn

Located in New York, NY

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1927 by Russian-American painter Ben Benn. With a highly recognizable modern style, fast brush stroke and expressive use of color, shape, ...

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1920s American Modern Ben Benn Art

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Oil, Board

People in the Woods, Oil Painting by Ben Benn
People in the Woods, Oil Painting by Ben Benn

People in the Woods, Oil Painting by Ben Benn

By Ben Benn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Ben Benn, Russian/American (1884 - 1983) Title: People in the Woods Year: 1917 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 31 x 22 in. (78.74 x 55.88 cm) Frame Size: 39 x 30 i...

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1910s American Impressionist Ben Benn Art

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Oil

"Woodstock, New York"

Ben Benn"Woodstock, New York", 1929

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"Woodstock, New York"

By Ben Benn

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil on artist board painting by the Russian/American artist Ben Benn. Signed lower right and signed titled and dated in pencil verso. 1929. Overall in custom contemporary ...

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1920s Fauvist Ben Benn Art

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Oil, Board

“Still Life - Wooden Fish”
“Still Life - Wooden Fish”

“Still Life - Wooden Fish”

By Ben Benn

Located in Southampton, NY

Colorful and vibrant original oil on canvas painting by the well known American modernist artist, Ben Benn. Signed and dated by the artist lower right, 1971. Titled verso. Conditi...

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1970s Post-Modern Ben Benn Art

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Canvas, Oil

Boy with Doves, Modern Art Oil Painting by Ben Benn
Boy with Doves, Modern Art Oil Painting by Ben Benn

Boy with Doves, Modern Art Oil Painting by Ben Benn

By Ben Benn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Ben Benn, Polish/American (1884 - 1983) Title: Boy with Doves Year: 1946 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.44 cm) Benn Benn was a pio...

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1940s Modern Ben Benn Art

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Oil

Modernist Family Outing with Dog (Picnic in the Park) Ben Benn Oil Painting WPA

Modernist Family Outing with Dog (Picnic in the Park) Ben Benn Oil Painting WPA

By Ben Benn

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Modern Subject: People Medium: Acrylic Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions: 20" x 24" It is signed at the lower left. Scene of a family leisurely gathering tog...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Ben Benn Art

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Canvas, Oil

Dancing Girls
Dancing Girls

Dancing Girls

By Ben Benn

Located in Sheffield, MA

Ben Benn American, 1884-1983 Dancing Girls Oil on board 14 ½ by 21 in, w/ frame 21 ½ by 28 in Studied: The Art Student League in NYC; National Academy of Design, 1904-1908. Membe...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Ben Benn Art

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Oil

"Still Life with Flowers" American Modern Colorful Oil Painting on Canvas 1936
"Still Life with Flowers" American Modern Colorful Oil Painting on Canvas 1936

"Still Life with Flowers" American Modern Colorful Oil Painting on Canvas 1936

By Ben Benn

Located in New York, NY

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1936 by Russian-American painter Ben Benn. With a highly recognizable modern style, fast brush stroke and expressive use of color, shape, ...

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1930s American Modern Ben Benn Art

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Oil, Canvas

23rd and 2nd Ave, New York City -  Impressionist Oil Painting by Ben Benn
23rd and 2nd Ave, New York City -  Impressionist Oil Painting by Ben Benn

23rd and 2nd Ave, New York City - Impressionist Oil Painting by Ben Benn

By Ben Benn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Ben Benn, Polish/American (1884 - 1983) Title: 23rd and 2nd Ave, New York City Year: 1924 Medium: Oil on board, signed l.r. Size: 14 x 11.5 in. (35.56 x 29.21 cm) Frame Size:...

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1920s American Modern Ben Benn Art

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Oil

Roof Top, Oil Painting by Ben Benn
Roof Top, Oil Painting by Ben Benn

Roof Top, Oil Painting by Ben Benn

By Ben Benn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Ben Benn, Polish/American (1884 - 1983) Title: Roof Top Year: circa 1920 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 33.5 x 27.5 inche...

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1920s American Modern Ben Benn Art

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Oil

Seated Nude, Modern Pastel Drawing on Paper by Ben Benn
Seated Nude, Modern Pastel Drawing on Paper by Ben Benn

Seated Nude, Modern Pastel Drawing on Paper by Ben Benn

By Ben Benn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Ben Benn, Polish/American (1884 - 1983) Title: Seated Nude Year: 1923 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 ...

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1920s Modern Ben Benn Art

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Pastel

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Genre: Modern Subject: People Medium: Acrylic Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions: 20" x 24" Scene of a family leisurely gathering together in a park to picnic and enjoying their day by the artist Ben Benn. Ben Benn, Russian/American (1884-1983) Ben Benn, a Russian-born American still-life and Post Impressionist landscape painter who was part of the first generation of artists in America to try to digest the lessons of Cubism Benn Benn was a pioneer American modernist whose independent style defied stylistic classification. Despite excursions into Cubism and Abstract Expressionist style, 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.” 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. Benn was born Benjamin Rosenberg in the town of Kamenets Podolsk in the Russian empire in 1884. This town was the regional capital of an area in what is today, SW Ukraine, and was historically known as Podolia. the Rosenberg family chose, along with thousands of others, to immigrate from Podolia to the United States in 1894 or 1899. “Between 1904 and 1908 Benn attended the National Academy of Design and he studied at the Arts Students League In New York City. He spent most of his career in New York City including memberships with the American Society of Painters and Sculptors, American Artists Congress and the Woodstock Artist Association. Academy curriculum stressed portraiture built up with broad, painterly brushstrokes, a technique that remained the foundation of Benn’s style. In his first group show, in 1913, he exhibited with Max Weber and Man Ray. By the mid teens his canvases were bolder in color and more decorative in style. In 1916, Benn participated in the important "Forum Exhibition of Modern American Painters...

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Modernist fruit still life by Ben Benn (1884 - 1983). Oil on board, circa 1929. Signed lower left. Displayed in a modernist frame. Image size, 16"L x 12"H.

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Portrait of a Lady by Ben Benn

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Located in Long Island City, NY

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"Hidden Harbor”
"Hidden Harbor”

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"Hidden Harbor”

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Located in Southampton, NY

Oil on canvas painting by the Russian/ American artist, Ben Benn. Signed and dated lower left 1950. In excellent original condition. Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia estate. Framed in ...

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1940s Fauvist Ben Benn Art

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"Artist's Table"

"Artist's Table"

By Ben Benn

Located in Southampton, NY

Signed and dated lower right 1930 Ben Benn (1884-1983) Benn Benn was a pioneer American modernist whose independent style defied stylistic classification. Despite excursions into ...

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"Woman with Flowers"

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"Woman with Flowers"

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