Benjamin Greenstein Benno Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Benjamin Greenstein Benno Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 13, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, BIRTH, COLORED INK ON PAPER
Est: $1,900 - $2,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Birth Year: 1938 Medium: Colored ink on paper, signed lower left Size: 11 x 8 in. (27.94 x 20.32 cm) Frame Size: 16 x 13 inches Description: Colored ink drawing of an abstract blue shape by British born American artist Benjamin Benno. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited with the most significant European artists including Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Hans Arp, and Fernand Léger. Pablo Picasso sponsored Benno's first one-man show in Paris in 1934.
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Jul. 30, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, STILL LIFE WITH MANDOLIN AND PITCHER OF FLOWERS, POCHOIR
Est: $550 - $850
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Still Life with Mandolin and Pitcher of Flowers Year: 1935 Medium: Pochoir, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition: 17/50 Image Size: 6.5 x 8.5 inches Size: 10.5 x 13.75 in. (26.67 x 34.93 cm) Frame Size: 14 x 16.5 inches Description: Infused with vivid color and lined with thick brushstrokes, Benjamin Benno's punchy still life is a more graphic-inspired example of his Cubistic work featuring flowers and musical instruments in warm, inviting spaces. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited with the most significant European artists including Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Hans Arp, and Fernand Léger. Pablo Picasso sponsored Benno's first one-man show in Paris in 1934.
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Jul. 16, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, UNTITLED 13, OIL ON PANEL
Est: $4,200 - $6,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Untitled 13 Year: circa 1940 Medium: Oil on Panel Size: 13.5 x 5.5 in. (34.29 x 13.97 cm) Frame Size: 15 x 7.5 inches Description: An Abstract Cubist oil painting by American Modern artist Benjamin Benno. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited with the most significant European artists including Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Hans Arp, and Fernand Leger. Pablo Picasso sponsored Benno's first one-man show in Paris in 1934.
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Jul. 16, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $3,600 - $5,600
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: A Rock and a Hard Place Year: 1934 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower Size: 14 x 10.5 in. (35.56 x 26.67 cm) Frame Size: 18.5 x 15 inches Description: A small-scale oil painting by Benjamin Benno executed in 1934. A large boulder perches precariously on a tiled slab of earth, echoing a sense of stillness. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited with the most significant European artists including Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Hans Arp, and Fernand Leger. Pablo Picasso sponsored Benno's first one-man show in Paris in 1934.
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Jul. 03, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT BOWL AND WATER JUG, CRAYON ON PAPER
Est: $3,200 - $4,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Still Life with Fruit Bowl and Water Jug Year: 1940 Medium: Crayon on paper, signed and dated Size: 13 x 17.13 in. (33.02 x 43.5 cm) Frame Size: 24.5 x 28 inches
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May. 29, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, GLASS AND SPOON, SCREENPRINT WITH POCHOIR
Est: $450 - $750
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Glass and Spoon Year: 1935 Medium: Screenprint with Pochoir, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition: 6/10 Size: 8.5 x 6.25 in. (21.59 x 15.88 cm) Frame Size: 22 x 18 inches Description: This small but sweet print by Benjamin Benno highlights the artist's ability to convey everyday subjects in a playful and imaginative manner with bold lines and bright colors.
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May. 29, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, FASHIONABLE WOMAN, CRAYON ON PAPER
Est: $1,500 - $2,200
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Fashionable Woman Year: circa 1930 Medium: Crayon on paper Size: 16.5 x 13.25 in. (41.91 x 33.66 cm) Description: Pencil sketch by American artist Benjamin Benno. A woman in the fashionable dress of the 1930s strikes a pose for this quick drawing.
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Apr. 24, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, CUBIST MOTHER, PASTEL ON PAPER
Est: $8,500 - $12,000
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Cubist Mother Year: 1933 Medium: Pastel on Paper Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 34.5 x 26.5 inches Description: This cubist work on paper in bold monochrome pastel is almost a piece of optical art thanks to the series of geometric shapes that build out the bodies of the two figures. In the foreground, the shape of a woman peers up at a grotesque assemblage that almost seems to crouch to avoid hitting a cavernous ceiling. This dynamic piece is nicely framed in a dark wood frame.
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Mar. 30, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, STILL LIFE WITH GRAY, GREEN, AND VIOLET, PASTEL ON PAPER
Est: $6,500 - $8,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Still Life with Gray, Green, and Violet Year: 1953 Medium: Pastel on paper, signed and dated lower left Size: 19 x 25 in. (48.26 x 63.5 cm) Frame Size: 31 x 36 inches
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Mar. 17, 2025
Benno alias Benjamin Greenstein (1901-1980), oil on board, stylized male head with bird of prey, signed. l.l. Dimensions 14 x 15 cm. (with frame 35 x 35 cm.)
Est: €100 - €200
Benno alias Benjamin Greenstein (1901-1980), oil on board, stylized male head with bird of prey, signed. l.l. Dimensions 14 x 15 cm. (with frame 35 x 35 cm.) Benno alias Benjamin Greenstein (1901-1980), oil on board, stylized male head with bird of prey, signed. l.l. Dimensions 14 x 15 cm. (with frame 35 x 35 cm.)
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Feb. 06, 2025
BENJAMIN BENNO, STILL LIFE WITH MANDOLIN AND PITCHER OF FLOWERS, POCHOIR
Est: $550 - $650
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Still Life with Mandolin and Pitcher of Flowers Year: 1935 Medium: Pochoir, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition: 17/50 Image Size: 6.5 x 8.5 inches Size: 10.5 x 13.75 in. (26.67 x 34.93 cm) Frame Size: 14 x 16.5 inches Description: Infused with vivid color and lined with thick brushstrokes, Benjamin Benno's punchy still life is a more graphic-inspired example of his Cubistic work featuring flowers and musical instruments in warm, inviting spaces.
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Nov. 29, 2024
Benjamin Benno, Glass and Spoon, Screenprint with Pochoir
Est: $350 - $450
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980), Title: Glass and Spoon, Year: 1935, Medium: Screenprint with Pochoir, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil, Edition: 39/50, Size: 8.5 x 6.25 in. (21.59 x 15.88 cm), Frame Size: 18.75 x 16.5 inches, Description: This small but sweet print by Benjamin Benno highlights the artist's ability to convey everyday subjects in a playful and imaginative manner with bold lines and bright colors.
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Nov. 29, 2024
Benjamin Benno, Birth, Colored ink on paper
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980), Title: Birth, Year: 1938, Medium: Colored ink on paper, signed lower left, Size: 11 x 8 in. (27.94 x 20.32 cm), Frame Size: 16 x 13 inches, Description: Colored ink drawing of an abstract blue shape by British born American artist Benjamin Benno.
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Oct. 16, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, GLASS AND SPOON, SCREENPRINT WITH POCHOIR
Est: $550 - $750
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Glass and Spoon Year: 1935 Medium: Screenprint with Pochoir, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition: 1/10 Size: 8.5 x 6.25 in. (21.59 x 15.88 cm) Frame Size: 16.25 x 14 inches Description: This small but sweet print by Benjamin Benno highlights the artist's ability to convey everyday subjects in a playful and imaginative manner with bold lines and bright colors.
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Oct. 10, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, FIGURE IN GRAY, OIL ON BURLAP
Est: $3,050 - $3,250
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Figure in Gray Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Burlap, signed Size: 18 x 15 in. (45.72 x 38.1 cm) Frame Size: 23.5 x 20 inches
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Oct. 10, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, STILL LIFE WITH GUITAR, OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $3,200 - $3,700
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Still Life with Guitar Year: circa 1940 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.32 x 25.4 cm) Frame Size: 13.5 x 15 inches
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Oct. 10, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, INTERIEUR NO. 1, OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $5,000 - $6,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Interieur No. 1 Year: 1937 Medium: Oil on canvas, signed and dated upper left, Size: 14 x 10.5 in. (35.56 x 26.67 cm) Frame Size: 14.5 x 12 inches
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Oct. 02, 2024
Benjamin Benno
Est: $600 - $800
American, 1901-1980 Untitled Inscribed MR99 and H238 on the stretcher Oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches (34.9 x 27 cm) Not examined out of frame. Some wear to the extreme edges, including areas of soiling. Few minor abrasions and scuffs to pigment. Could use a light cleaning.
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Sep. 19, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, MOTHER AND CHILD, GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: $2,550 - $2,850
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Mother and Child Year: 1934 Medium: Gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right Size: 29.31 x 21.75 in. (74.45 x 55.25 cm) Frame Size: 42 x 33 inches
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Jul. 18, 2024
Benjamin Benno
Est: $800 - $1,200
American, 1901-1980 Untitled Inscribed MR99 and H238 on the stretcher Oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches (34.9 x 27 cm) Not examined out of frame. Some wear to the extreme edges, including areas of soiling. Few minor abrasions and scuffs to pigment. Could use a light cleaning.
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Jul. 01, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, NORTH AMERICA, GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: North America Year: 1940 Medium: Gouache on paper, signed, dated, and titled Size: 8 x 11 in. (20.32 x 27.94 cm) Frame Size: MAT: 16 x 22 inches Description: Benjamin Benno was an British-born American artist, best known for his Cubist and abstract works. This artwork is signed, dated and titled.
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Jun. 27, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, STILL LIFE WITH LUTE AND BREAD, POCHOIR
Est: $300 - $600
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Still Life with Lute and Bread Year: 1935 Medium: Pochoir, signed, numbered, and dated in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 8.5 x 6.25 inches Size: 14 x 10.5 in. (35.56 x 26.67 cm) Description: A brightly colored still life print by American artist Benjamin Benno
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Jun. 18, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, ATLAS, GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Atlas Year: 1934 Medium: Gouache On Paper, signed and dated Size: 29 x 21 in. (73.66 x 53.34 cm) Frame Size: 39 x 31 inches Description: Cubist artist Benjamin Benno depicts the famed Greek figure Atlas supporting on his shoulders a more angular version of our world. On his face is a strained and curious expression can be seen. Atlas is down on one knee, struggling under the weight of his burden. This painting is signed and dated by the artist.
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Jun. 13, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, SATYR, NYMPH AND CUPID (TROPIC OF CANCER), LINOCUT
Est: $450 - $750
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980), Title: Satyr, Nymph and Cupid (Tropic of Cancer), Year: 1935, Medium: Linocut, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 40, Image Size: 6.25 x 8.5 inches, Size: 9.5 x 12.5 in. (24.13 x 31.75 cm), Description: Linocut print depicting an interesting moment where cupid encounters a satyr and nymph in bed. By British born American artist Benjamin Benno.
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May. 22, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, INTERIOR, INK AND CRAYON ON PAPER
Est: $1,100 - $1,450
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980), Title: Interior, Year: 1936, Medium: Ink and Crayon on paper, signed, Size: 14.5 x 18 in. (36.83 x 45.72 cm), Description: Ink and crayon drawing depicting three abstracted figures, surrounded by tones of blue and green. By British born American artist Benjamin Benno.
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Apr. 27, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, FETICHE 6, OIL ON BOARD
Est: $2,400 - $3,000
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Fetiche 6 Year: 1937 Medium: Oil on board, signed and dated Size: 7.5 x 9.5 in. (19.05 x 24.13 cm) Frame Size: 9.75 x 11.75 inches Description: Set against a deep green background of layered paint and wavy lines, Benjamin Benno's textured composition features an array of unidentifiable figures of varying sizes and shapes.This dimensional abstract work exemplifies the artist's avant-garde style of Modernism that he explored while working in Paris before World War II.
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Apr. 27, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, BIRTH, COLORED INK ON PAPER
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Birth Year: 1938 Medium: Colored ink on paper, signed lower left Size: 11 x 8 in. (27.94 x 20.32 cm) Frame Size: 16 x 13 inches Description: Colored ink drawing of an abstract blue shape by British born American artist Benjamin Benno.
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Apr. 27, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $2,200 - $2,800
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: A Rock and a Hard Place Year: 1934 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower Size: 14 x 10.5 in. (35.56 x 26.67 cm) Frame Size: 18.5 x 15 inches Description: A small-scale oil painting by Benjamin Benno executed in 1934. A large boulder perches precariously on a tiled slab of earth, echoing a sense of stillness.
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Mar. 23, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, BOUQUET WITH MOUNTEBANK, OIL ON PAPER
Est: $3,600 - $4,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Bouquet with Mountebank Year: 1934 Medium: Oil on paper, signed and dated lower left Size: 25 x 19.25 in. (63.5 x 48.9 cm) Frame Size: 28.5 x 25 inches Description: Oil on paper drawing by American artist Benjamin Benno. A mountebank is considered to be a person who deceives, often in pursuit of tricking someone out of money.
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Mar. 23, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, STILL LIFE IN GREEN, PASTEL ON PAPER
Est: $900 - $1,200
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Still Life in Green Year: 1940 Medium: Pastel on paper, signed and dated upper right Size: 10.5 x 13.75 in. (26.67 x 34.93 cm) Description: Benjamin Benno was an British-born American artist, best known for his Cubist and abstract works. This artwork is signed and dated lower left.
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Mar. 23, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, NATURE MORTE, OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $24,000 - $32,000
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Nature Morte Year: 1935 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 29 x 36 in. (73.66 x 91.44 cm) Frame Size: 30.5 x 38 inches
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Mar. 20, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, CUBIST MOTHER, PASTEL ON PAPER
Est: $6,500 - $7,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Cubist Mother Year: 1933 Medium: Pastel on Paper Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 34.5 x 26.5 inches Description: This cubist work on paper in bold monochrome pastel is almost a piece of optical art thanks to the series of geometric shapes that build out the bodies of the two figures. In the foreground, the shape of a woman peers up at a grotesque assemblage that almost seems to crouch to avoid hitting a cavernous ceiling. This dynamic piece is nicely framed in a dark wood frame.
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Feb. 22, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, GRAY AREA, CHARCOAL ON PAPER
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Gray Area Year: 1961 Medium: Charcoal on paper, signed and dated lower right Size: 19 x 25 in. (48.26 x 63.5 cm) Frame Size: 32 x 36 inches
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Feb. 07, 2024
Benjamin Benno, White, Grays, and Red, Oil on Canvas
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: White, Grays, and Red Year: 1952 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56 cm) Frame Size: 12.75 x 16.5 inches Description: An original oil on canvas painting by Benjamin Benno, American. "White, Grays, and Red" is an apt title for the colors used in the cubist composition. Constructed of several intersecting curved and straight lines, the image almost looks like watercolor rather than oil. This work is framed in dark wood and signed and dated in the lower right.
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Feb. 07, 2024
Benjamin Benno, Birds, Graphite on Paper
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Birds Year: 1928 Medium: Graphite on Paper, signed lower right Size: 16.5 x 12.5 in. (41.91 x 31.75 cm) Frame Size: 28 x 22 inches Description: Sketch of birds by cubitst artist Benjamin Benno. The image features several detailed studies of peacocks.
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Feb. 07, 2024
Benjamin Benno, Eros and Psyche, Ink on paper
Est: $1,300 - $1,800
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Eros and Psyche Year: 1936 Medium: Ink on paper, signed and dated lower left Size: 12.75 x 16.5 in. (32.39 x 41.91 cm) Frame Size: 19.75 x 23.75 inches Description: Entwined together, the two bodies of Eros and Psyche engage one another on a simple bedframe in this provocative ink drawing by Modernist Benjamin Benno.
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Feb. 07, 2024
Benjamin Benno, Satyr, Nymph and Cupid (Tropic of Cancer), Gouache on board
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Satyr, Nymph and Cupid (Tropic of Cancer) Year: 1935 Medium: Gouache on board Size: 6.5 x 9 in. (16.51 x 22.86 cm) Description: Gouache painting depicting an interesting moment where cupid encounters a satyr and nymph in bed. By British born American artist Benjamin Benno.
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Feb. 07, 2024
Benjamin Benno, Volupte, Oil on Panel
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Volupte Year: 1961-1962 Medium: Oil on Panel, signed and dated lower right Size: 17 x 12 in. (43.18 x 30.48 cm) Frame Size: 19.5 x 14.5 inches Description: An original oil painting on wood panel by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited with the most significant European artists including Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Hans Arp, and Fernand Leger. Pablo Picasso sponsored Benno's first one-man show in Paris in 1934.
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Jan. 31, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, LANDSCAPE, OIL ON BOARD
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Landscape Year: 1937 Medium: Oil on board Size: 6.25 x 8.75 in. (15.88 x 22.23 cm) Frame Size: 8.75 x 11 inches
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Jan. 01, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, WINE, BREAD, FRUIT, AND MANDOLIN , GOUACHE ON PAPER
Est: $900 - $1,200
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Wine, Bread, Fruit, and Mandolin Year: 1935 Medium: Gouache On Paper Image Size: 4 x 5.5 inches Frame Size: 15.5 x 19 inches
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Jan. 01, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, GLASS AND SPOON, SCREENPRINT WITH POCHOIR
Est: $350 - $450
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Glass and Spoon Year: 1935 Medium: Screenprint with Pochoir, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition: 39/50 Size: 8.5 x 6.25 in. (21.59 x 15.88 cm) Frame Size: 18.75 x 16.5 inches Description: This small but sweet print by Benjamin Benno highlights the artist's ability to convey everyday subjects in a playful and imaginative manner with bold lines and bright colors.
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Jan. 01, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, UNTITLED STRUCTURE, PASTEL ON PAPER
Est: $700 - $1,000
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Untitled Structure Year: 1959 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed and dated lower right Image Size: 5.75 x 3.75 inches Size: 14 x 12 in. (35.56 x 30.48 cm) Frame Size: 16 x 14 inches Description: A detailed and vibrant pastel on paper drawing by Cubist Benjamin Benno. Benno has staged this strange and multicolored structure in an empty landscape against a blue sky. The work is signed and dated and nicely framed.
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Jan. 01, 2024
BENJAMIN BENNO, STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT BOWL AND WATER JUG, CRAYON ON PAPER
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Still Life with Fruit Bowl and Water Jug Year: 1940 Medium: Crayon on paper, signed and dated Size: 13 x 17.13 in. (33.02 x 43.5 cm) Frame Size: 24.5 x 28 inches
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Dec. 15, 2023
BENJAMIN BENNO, UNTITLED 2 , OIL ON PANEL
Est: $2,400 - $3,200
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Untitled 2 Year: circa 1930 Medium: Oil on panel, signed upper left Size: 5.5 x 7 in. (13.97 x 17.78 cm) Frame Size: 8 x 9.5 inches
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Dec. 15, 2023
BENJAMIN BENNO, PASTORAL LANDSCAPE WITH RECLINING ODALISQUE AND FRUIT, PASTEL ON PAPER
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Pastoral Landscape with Reclining Odalisque and Fruit Year: 1930 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed lower left Size: 13.5 x 18.5 in. (34.29 x 46.99 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 33 inches Description: This reclining nude portrait of a woman on a picnic makes several different art historical references. The bold, almost neon colors are reminiscent of the tropical paintings rendered by Gauguin at the end of the 19th century. The setting harkens back to "Luncheon in the Grass" by Manetl. And the pose is historically associated with sex workers and the goddess Venus, in paintings like "Olympia" by Manet, "Grande Odalisque" by Inges, and even further back like "Venus of Urbino" by Titian.
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Dec. 06, 2023
Benjamin Benno, Atlas, Gouache On Paper
Est: $8,500 - $10,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Atlas Year: 1934 Medium: Gouache On Paper, signed and dated Size: 29 x 21 in. (73.66 x 53.34 cm) Frame Size: 39 x 31 inches Description: Cubist artist Benjamin Benno depicts the famed Greek figure Atlas supporting on his shoulders a more angular version of our world. On his face is a strained and curious expression can be seen. Atlas is down on one knee, struggling under the weight of his burden. This painting is signed and dated by the artist.
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Dec. 06, 2023
Benjamin Benno, Glass and Spoon, Screenprint with Pochoir,
Est: $300 - $400
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Glass and Spoon Year: 1935 Medium: Screenprint with Pochoir, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition: 18/50 Image Size: 9 x 6.25 inches Size: 14 x 10.5 in. (35.56 x 26.67 cm) Frame Size: 18.75 x 16.5 inches Description: This small but sweet print by Benjamin Benno highlights the artist's ability to convey everyday subjects in a playful and imaginative manner with bold lines and bright colors.
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Dec. 06, 2023
Benjamin Benno, Twentieth Century Mask , Crayon on board
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Artist: Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) Title: Twentieth Century Mask Year: 1948 Medium: Crayon on board, signed and dated lower right Image Size: 25.5 x 15 inches Size: 30 x 17 in. (76.2 x 43.18 cm) Frame Size: MAT:32 x 26 inches Description: Benjamin Benno was an British-born American artist, best known for his Cubist and abstract works. This artwork is signed and dated lower right.
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