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Gerrit Beneker Art

Gerrit Albertus Beneker was born on January 26, 1882, at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He studied with John Vanderpoel, Frederick Richardson, F. V. DuMond, Henry Reuterdahl and Charles W. Hawthorne. He was a member of the Provincetown Art Association and the Beachcombers Club. Beneker exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1913–32 and in the Scarab Club, Detroit, in 1916, the Cleveland Museum in 1919, the Corcoran Gallery from 1919–32 and the Detroit Institute of Art in 1930. He had worked in institutions like Provincetown Art Association, Butler Institute of American Art, Grand Rapids Art Gallery and Victory Liberty Loan poster. He also worked as a painter of magazine covers for Leslie's Weekly, The Reader, Scribner's Magazine, The Christian Herald and Harper's Weekly. In 1919, he was a painter in residence for The Hydraulic Steel Company in Cleveland, where for two years he painted the steelworkers of America. He died on October 23, 1934, at Truro, Massachusetts.

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"Wellfleet, Cape Cod, " Gerrit Beneker, American Impressionism, Provincetown
"Wellfleet, Cape Cod, " Gerrit Beneker, American Impressionism, Provincetown

"Wellfleet, Cape Cod, " Gerrit Beneker, American Impressionism, Provincetown

By Gerrit Beneker

Located in New York, NY

Gerrit Beneker (1882 - 1934) Wellfleet, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, 1926 Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Signed, titled, and dated lower left Provenance: Louis H. Barnett, Fort Worth, Texas In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art that would inspire and provide honor to the workingman. As such, he had no interest in painting portraits of pretty women, which were so often seen on the magazine covers of the day. Rather he wanted to seek out workingmen on the bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers of NYC, and paint them in their environments. He completed over 150 magazine covers, numerous ads including many for Ivory Soap...

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1920s American Impressionist Gerrit Beneker Art

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American Impressionist Oil Painting Provincetown Cape Cod Massachusetts

American Impressionist Oil Painting Provincetown Cape Cod Massachusetts

By Gerrit Beneker

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Fine & important American New England Impressionist landscape oil painting on board by Gerrit Albertus Beneker (1882-1934), Provincetown Massachusetts, 1915. A beautiful scene of "Th...

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WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA

WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA

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WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA Gerrit Beneker (1882-1934) "Constant Driving Will Win the War" 30 x 40 inches Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1918 lower right In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art that would inspire and provide honor to the workingman. As such, he had no interest in painting portraits of pretty women, which were so often seen on the magazine covers of the day. Rather he wanted to seek out workingmen on the bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers of NYC, and paint them in their environments. He completed over 150 magazine covers, numerous ads including many for Ivory Soap...

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1910s Gerrit Beneker Art

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"Newark Industrial Exposition", Poster Design Celebrating the American Worker
"Newark Industrial Exposition", Poster Design Celebrating the American Worker

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Brilliantly juxtaposing the silhouette of an factory worker, with his sledgehammer, against the backdrop of an industrial landscape in beautiful hues of purple, lemon yellow and tang...

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Gerrit Beneker art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Gerrit Beneker art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Gerrit Beneker in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Gerrit Beneker art, so small editions measuring 22 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Wilson Henry Irvine, Jonas Lie, and Johann Berthelsen. Gerrit Beneker art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $9,600 and tops out at $45,000, while the average work can sell for $27,300.

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