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Ben Norris Paintings

American, 1910-2006

Robert Benjamin Norris was born in 1910, in southern California, where he completed his undergraduate education, executed his first professional paintings and first exhibited to critical acclaim. Although he continued to paint for 20 years after retiring to New York City and Philadelphia, he may be best known in Hawaii, where he spent the highly prolific middle part of his professional career. Norris studied at Pomona College, Harvard and the Sorbonne, but supplemented his schooling by working directly with Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Jean Charlot, Josef Albers and Max Ernst.

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Artist: Ben Norris
Landscape Variations No. 2 - Sardonic Interlude
By Ben Norris
Located in Boston, MA
Signed and dated lower left: "Ben Norris / 29 - XII - 50". With label verso: "Landscape Variations II - Sardonic Interlude / by Ben Norris". From the Estate of the Artist. Exhibite...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Ben Norris Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Manoa Rainforest XXXII: Hala and Wave 2
By Ben Norris
Located in Boston, MA
Ben Norris’ vibrant landscapes teem with creeping vines, tropical flowers, and encroaching vegetation. His watercolors and paintings of tranquil gardens and lush rainforests transpor...
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Early 2000s Realist Ben Norris Paintings

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Watercolor

Coronation
By Ben Norris
Located in Boston, MA
Signed and dated top right: “Norris (c) 1982”. With label verso: “Ben Norris, 1982 / Coronation / watercolor, 52 x 31 1/4 inches”. As a teacher, academic, and artist, Ben Norris had...
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20th Century American Modern Ben Norris Paintings

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Watercolor

Space Series No. 13: Space Cluster
By Ben Norris
Located in Boston, MA
Norris, as a teacher, academic, and artist had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and continued to stretch his stylistic methods throughout his career. While known for his bold wat...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Ben Norris Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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