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Ben Benn
Roof Top, Oil Painting by Ben Benn

circa 1920

$7,850
£5,892.74
€6,869.72
CA$11,117.20
A$11,147.93
CHF 6,449.68
MX$135,744.22
NOK 74,846.61
SEK 76,286.01
DKK 51,360.16

About the Item

Artist: Ben Benn, Polish/American (1884 - 1983) Title: Roof Top Year: circa 1920 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 33.5 x 27.5 inches Benn Benn was a pioneer American modernist whose independent style defied stylistic classification. Despite excursions into Cubism and Abstract Expressionism, Benn “seems always to have been a ‘subject’ painter. Considering this, it is remarkable that he remained visible at all during the 50’s and early 60’s, when prejudice against the representational amounted nearly to a proscription of it.”(1) Benn’s prominence in the art world over 6 decades was reaffirmed at a 90th birthday show at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. in 1974.
  • Creator:
    Ben Benn (1905 - 1989, Polish)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1920
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Width: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    In good condition with surface abrasions. In original period frame with much wear and paint loss.
  • Gallery Location:
    Long Island City, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: RO642251stDibs: LU46613991962

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