Red, White, Blue, 1957

Catalog #21

oil on canvas
Signature: initialed and dated lower left
Date: 1957
30 x 50 in.
#9_1963, 12/20/03, 1:53 PM, 8C, 2840x4512 (648+786), 75%, Bent 5.5, 1/100 s, R86.7, G55.7, B59.3
Provenance:

[Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, California];
Private Collection, Malibu, California (acquired directly from the above)

Exhibition History:

West Hollywood, California, Louis Stern Fine Arts, Paintings from 1950-1965, January 10 – April 10, 2004.

References:

Leap, Norris. “This is My Purpose: ‘Help People Attain What They’re Able.’” Los Angeles Times, c. 1960.

Nelson, Harold B., et al. Karl Benjamin: Paintings from 1950-1965. West Hollywood: Louis Stern Fine Arts, 2004, reproduced in color on page 20.

Hall, Christopher. “Metamorphosis on the Bay.” Architectural Digest (May 2006), reproduced in color on page 237.