Billy Al Bengston
American · 1934–2022 · Painter, Printmaker
Billy Al Bengston was an American visual artist and sculptor who lived and worked in Venice, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Bengston was probably best known for work he… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Augies Riviera DraculaLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $87,500≈ £55,853≈ €77,242Sign up to see
BurtBonhams · $75,000≈ £48,544≈ €66,056Sign up to see
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $46,875≈ £36,011≈ €43,263Sign up to see
Billy Al Bengston’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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- Canal Club Fish, 1998Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–
- Canal Club Fish Table 2, 1998Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–
- Plato De Moreno, 1982Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–
- RG, 2000Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–
- The Alamo - Blue, 1969Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–
- J.W. Screen, 1966Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000
- The Alamo - Blue, 1969Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–
Also offered, result not published (4)
Lots by Billy Al Bengston that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Billy Al Bengston signature
23 catalogued lots by Billy Al Bengston record a signature line. Most often: initialled.
Placement
Form
Signed bottom middle
— Untitled Composition, Brunk Auctions, Apr 22, 2025Initialed and numbered 22/50 on the reverse lacquer
— Tom, Bonhams, May 22, 2007Signed
— Puerta del Cielo (#12), Bonhams, Sep 17, 2026
About Billy Al Bengston
Billy Al Bengston was an American visual artist and sculptor who lived and worked in Venice, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Bengston was probably best known for work he created that reflected California's "Kustom" car and motorcycle culture. He pioneered the use of sprayed layers of automobile lacquer in fine art and often used colors that were psychedelic and shapes that were mandala-like. ARTnews referred to Bengston as a "giant of Los Angeles's postwar art scene."
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