Sailboat, 1956
Catalog #278
oil on canvas
Signature: signed and dated lower right - Benjamin '56
Date: 1956
20 x 52 in.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Claremont, California (acquired directly from the artist, 1959);
[Bonhams, Made in California, May 5, 2008, Lot 1100];
Private Collection (acquired directly from the above).
Exhibition History:
West Hollywood, California, Louis Stern Fine Arts, Karl Benjamin –December 24, 2011.
West Hollywood, California, Louis Stern Fine Arts, Karl Benjamin: A Centennial Exhibition, September 20 – November 1, 2025.
References:
Muchnic, Suzanne, et al. Karl Benjamin and the Evolution of Abstraction, 1950-1980. West Hollywood: Louis Stern Fine Arts, 2011.
Fensom, Sarah E. "The Joy of Painting," Art & Antiques (Summer 2020), reproduced in color on page 64.
Credit:
Image courtesy of Bonhams.
Image courtesy of Bonhams.