Billy Al Bengston Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
American, b. 1934
Based in Venice, California, Billy Al Bengston burst onto the scene in the 1950s with his passion for motorcycle racing and art. Bengston was discharged from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1955 for depleting the clay supply. Following this exit, he enrolled at the Otis Art Institute to study under Peter Voulkos whom he later named as a significant influence, along with Richard Diebenkorn. Bengston found immediate success in the Los Angeles art scene, enjoying multiple solo shows at Ferus Gallery and a 1968 exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. His artistic output, mainly sculpture and painting, is informed by a variety of influences that range from his love of motorcycles and car-detailing techniques to recurring geometric shapes similar to those of Jasper Johns. Art historian Andrew Perchuck included Bengston among the "West Coast artists, including Robert Irwin and Ken Price, who were instrumental in redefining the terms of artistic identity in the early 60s by insisting that sub-cultural affinities and leisure-time activities (surfing, car customizing) were at the foundation of their artistic personas."(Biography provided by Antonio's Bella Casa)
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Artist: Billy Al Bengston
Turkey Dracula mixed media lithograph and watercolor by California Pop legend
By Billy Al Bengston
Located in New York, NY
Billy Al Bengston
Turkey Dracula, 1973
Color lithograph with hand coloring and watercolor (unique variant) on Lanaquaralle paper with deckled edges
Hand signed and numbered A.P. #6, aside from the regular edition of 24 on the front, with the printer's blind stamp
Frame Included: held in original vintage frame
Mixed media Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor (unique variant)
Hand signed and numbered A.P. #6 (of 10), aside from the regular edition of 24 on the front, with the printer's blind stamp
(Flower)
Publisher: Published by Brooke Alexander, Inc. (New York)
Printer: Printed by Ed Hamilton (American, born 1941) at Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles (with blind stamp)
Measurements:
Frame:
25.25 x 25.25 inches
Print:
23 x 23 inches
About Billy Al Bengston:
Billy Al Bengston (b. 1934, Dodge City, Kansas, d. 2022, Venice Beach) moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1948. He studied painting under Richard Diebenkorn at California College of Arts, Oakland, California. In 1957, Bengston began showing with the legendary Ferus Gallery (founded and run by Walter Hopps...
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1970s Pop Art Billy Al Bengston Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Billy Al Bengston
Honolulu Watercolor, 1992
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Lily, Flower
By Billy Al Bengston
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Visually bright and dynamic work by expressive California artist Bengston. Colors are crisp and the oversize sheet and size mays for strong visual impact in a room. Newly framed in...
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Sweet Filthy Cheat (unique signed mixed media painting with artist studio label)
By Billy Al Bengston
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Billy Al Bengston
Sweet Filthy Cheat, 2004
Watercolor and acrylic on paper
Signed, dated and titled on the front
Frame included
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Venice Watercolor
By Billy Al Bengston
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Billy Al Bengston
American (b. 1934)
Venice Watercolor, 1975
Watercolor on paper
10 x 40 1/4 in.
Initialed, inscribed and dated lower center: "B.A.B. / Venice 1975"
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