Organic Forms – Ochre, 1957

Catalog #721

oil on canvas
Signature: initialed and dated lower right - KB '57
Date: 1957
48 x 36 in.
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Provenance:

Private Collection, Claremont, California (acquired directly from the artist, 1959);
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibition History:

Los Angeles, California, Occidental College, Karl Benjamin, April 7 - May 4, 1958.

Long Beach, Long Beach Museum of Art, Paintings by Karl Benjamin: Abstract Classicism, December 7, 1958 - January 4, 1959.

Santa Monica, California, Ruth Bachnofner Gallery, Paintings from the 50s and 90s, 1998. Exhibited in conjunction with Sunshine & Noir, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California, October 7, 1998 - December 9, 1999.

Walnut, California, Mt. San Antonio College Art Gallery, Close Values: The Legacy of Karl Benjamin, September 22, December 8, 2016.

References:

Wilson, William. "Santa Monica." Los Angeles Times, 24 November 1978, sec. Art Walk, p. 7.

Duncan, Michael. "Karl Benjamin at Ruth Bachofner." Art in America (February 1999).

Pagel, David. "Art Reviews." Los Angeles Times, 13 November 1999.

Frank, Peter, et al. Close Values: The Legacy of Karl Benjamin. Walnut: Mt. San Antonio College, 2016, reproduced in color on page 57.