Gershon Benjamin Art
American, 1899-1985
In a body of work that spans seven decades, obscure American modernist artist Gershon Benjamin explored a varied range of tone, style and subject matter in watercolor, oil and charcoal. Not one to resign himself to a single trademark theme, Benjamin focused on an eclectic array of subjects. His paintings included landscapes, portraits, still lifes and urban scenes.
Benjamin was born in Romania just before the turn of the 20th century. His family moved to Montreal in 1901 to escape ethnic persecution. At 10, Benjamin began studying art at the Canadian Council of Arts and Manufacturers, in Quebec. When he was 12, the Royal Canadian Academy admitted Benjamin.
In 1923, Benjamin moved to New York City, where he secured a night job in the art department of The Sun newspaper. He also enrolled in the Art Students League, where he learned engraving from the notable lithographer Joseph Pennell and drawing from illustrator John Sloan.
Benjamin found inspiration in the work of Pablo Picasso and Paul Cézanne. He depicted urban life in meditative Expressionist paintings that later drew comparisons to the Ashcan School — Benjamin painted scenes of New York City’s blocky skyline, elevated subway trains, empty streets at dawn and the Brooklyn Bridge as he saw them on his way home from his night shift at the newspaper.
In New York, Benjamin forged friendships with creative people who were as in love with art as he was and painted with them in Gloucester, Massachusetts, during the city’s hot summers. A number of his acquaintances found a fair amount of fame — including artists Mark Rothko, Raphael Soyer and Milton Avery — whereas Benjamin sought none. And when artists of the era in Manhattan and elsewhere began to work in the style that would become known as Abstract Expressionism, Benjamin continued to create representational art. He remained largely obscure throughout his career, declining to promote or market his still lifes, landscapes and portraiture.
Benjamin's works are held in a number of private and public collections including the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Ulrich Museum of Art.
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Artist: Gershon Benjamin
"Central Park"
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"Milton Avery #6"
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"Daisies #2"
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"Grand Canyon"
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"Night Time Rooftops with Water Tanks"
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"From the Studio, Manhattan"
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"Lilian"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Mother's Copper Bowl"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Autumn #2"
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"Autumn Weeds II"
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"Fisherman's Net"
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"Lady with White Linen Hat"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Autumn at Ocean Grove"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"A Country Road in Sunlight"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"The Bather"
By Gershon Benjamin
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1950s Gershon Benjamin Art
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"Memories"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Vermont Landscape"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Summer Splendor"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"9th Ave. EL"
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"Trees in Winter"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Brooklyn Bridge II"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Flowering Cactus"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"The Blue Chair"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Begonias"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Through the Trees"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"The Pot Stove, the Flowers and the Pitcher"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Theresa Thompson"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Jewel"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"New York"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Grazing"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Still life with Vegetables"
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"Reading"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"River and Bridge"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Autumn"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"The Swimming Pool"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Trees"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Studio Interior"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"The Beacon" (Eastern Point, Gloucester)
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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"Jo"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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"Rushelle in the Garden"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Summer"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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"Homage to Cezanne II"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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"At MOMA, The Turner Exhibit"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"View of Gloucester"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Admired"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Gladioli in Clay Pot"
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"Self Portrait"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Milton Avery #4"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Pinky"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Flowering Cactus"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"The Model"
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"Moonlight on the Brooklyn Bridge"
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"Bus Stop"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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"Contemplation"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Attitude"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Peddlers Cart"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Paula"
By Gershon Benjamin
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"Green Hat"
By Gershon Benjamin
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