Ben: career timeline
1910–2006 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 26 of 27 lots (96% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 4 | $768Sign up | Watercolor |
| 1940s | 4 | 2 | $2.2kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | $3.5kSign up | Gouache |
| 1960s | 12 | 12 | $499Sign up | Acrylic |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up | Oil |
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1930s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $768Sign up
- Average
- $6.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 20.5 in (37 × 52 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2), Etching (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Markets & villages (1)
1937 View of the Koʻolau Mountains, Windward, Oʻahu$1kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1937 From the Pali RoadUnsold
c. 1938 A Group of 5 Etchings$512Sign up
1938 Honolulu Street Scene$23kSign up
c. 1938 Lei Makers; Pali Road; Forest Opening; Kanehoe Landscape; Tantalus Victory Garden (5 works)$461Sign up
1940s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $2.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 24 in (50 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Gouache (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2), Palms (1), Landscapes (1)
1941 Flower Arrangement$256Sign up · sold 2×
1941 Flower ArrangementUnsold
1945 Palm Grove$4.1kSign up
1945 Landscape with Norfolk PinesUnsold
1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $3.5kSign up
- Average
- $3.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 27 in (55 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1950 The Pali - Study$3.2kSign up
1951 Passing Shadows in a Hot Country$3.8kSign up
1960s 12 works
- Sold
- 12 of 12
- Median
- $499Sign up
- Average
- $797Sign up
- Typical size
- 28 × 36 in (71 × 91 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (11), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1), Sunsets & night (1)
1960 Lunar IV (Remains of Habitation)$358Sign up
1960 Godot$205Sign up
1961 Volcano Gestation$704Sign up
1962 Sunny Day$1.2kSign up
c. 1962 Composition with Black Shields$102Sign up
1963 Tropical Picture$2.2kSign up
1964 Sun Arc II$243Sign up
1964 Diagram for a Volcano (Housebroken)$358Sign up
1965 Stripe No. 13 - Celebration$2.6kSign up
1965 Waikiki No. 10 – Sunset$832Sign up
1966 Shadow$640Sign up
1966 Pillow Me$230Sign up
1990s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 52 × 52 in (133 × 132 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1991 Diamond City Series No. 14$1.5kSign up
Creation date not recorded
1 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 13 × 8.5 in (33 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2026 Female NudeUnsold
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ben auction results →