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Karl Stanley Benjamin

American · 1925–2012 · Painter

Karl Stanley Benjamin was an American painter of vibrant geometric abstractions, who rose to fame in 1959 as one of four Los Angeles–based Abstract Classicists and subsequently… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled, 1955, Oil on canvasUntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $71,875≈ £47,286≈ €55,921Sign up to see
  2. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Yellow Landscape, 1953, oil on canvasYellow LandscapeBonhams · $68,415≈ £52,409≈ €63,172Sign up to see
  3. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled (Mondrian), 1957, oil on canvasUntitled (Mondrian)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $60,480≈ £49,893≈ €57,284Sign up to see

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  1. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Tape Grid (TG) #15, 1961, oil on canvas
    Tape Grid (TG) #15, 1961
    Oil · Canvas
    28 h x 14 w in (71 x 36 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 157
    $2,794≈ £2,074≈ €2,367Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  2. Karl Stanley Benjamin, City, 1951, oil on Masonite
    City, 1951
    Oil · Board
    22½ h x 14 w in (57 x 36 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 158
    $2,794≈ £2,074≈ €2,367Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  3. Karl Stanley Benjamin, FS #15, 1962, oil on canvas
    FS #15, 1962
    Oil · Canvas
    42 x 36 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 81
    $14,080≈ £10,438≈ €12,315Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Tape Grid (TG) #15, 1961, oil on canvas
    Tape Grid (TG) #15, 1961
    Oil · Canvas
    28 h x 14 w in (71 x 36 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 106
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Karl Stanley Benjamin, City, 1951, oil on Masonite
    City, 1951
    Oil · Board
    22½ h x 14 w in (57 x 36 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 111
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Karl Stanley Benjamin, FS #15, 1962, oil on canvas
    FS #15, 1962
    Oil · Canvas
    42 x 36 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 18
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗

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