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Monumental Modern , Surrealist Oil Painting by Barton Lidice Benes

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£2,961.36
€3,386.54
CA$5,448.87
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Barton Lidice Benes (November 16, 1942 – Hackensack, New Jersey – May 30, 2012 – New York) was an artist who lived and worked in New York City. He studied at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York and Beaux-Arts, Avignon, France. Benes is known for his sculptures of everyday artifacts sent to him from his fans, followers and friends. The relics include everything from lipstick-stained napkins of celebrities to finger nail clippings and human bones. In little boxed “museums,” the artifacts are displayed on tags with short handwritten notes. Benes’s apartment in New York contained his collection of over $1 million worth of African, Egyptian, and contemporary art, as well as his own. After his death in 2012 the interior of his apartment, including his shadow box museums, was relocated and reconstructed at the North Dakota Museum of Art, under the supervision of his friend and colleague Laurel Reuter, director of the museum. The exhibit opened in late 2013 and is called Barton’s Place.
  • Creator:
    Barton Lidice Benes (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 82 in (208.28 cm)Width: 53 in (134.62 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1970s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Age appropriate wear,, minor craquelure.
  • Seller Location:
    Buffalo, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1062444065502

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