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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, #22, 1984, Oil on canvas
    #22, 1984
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 21
    $15,000≈ £9,381≈ €11,059Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled, 1955, Oil on canvas
    Untitled, 1955
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 222
    $71,875≈ £47,286≈ €55,921Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Red, Pink & Umber I, 1958, Oil on canvas
    Red, Pink & Umber I, 1958
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 223
    $53,125≈ £34,951≈ €41,333Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Karl Stanley Benjamin, #23, 1965, Oil on canvas
    #23, 1965
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 224
    $23,280≈ £15,316≈ €18,113Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Karl Stanley Benjamin, #20, 1977, Oil on canvas
    #20, 1977
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 225
    $16,250≈ £10,691≈ €12,643Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled (Tape Grid series), 1961, Oil on canvas
    Untitled (Tape Grid series), 1961
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 226
    $16,250≈ £10,691≈ €12,643Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled, 1957, Oil on canvas
    Untitled, 1957
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 245
    $25,000≈ £15,425≈ €18,997Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Karl Stanley Benjamin, #6, 1968, Oil on canvas
    #6, 1968
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 246
    $43,750≈ £26,995≈ €33,245Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Karl Stanley Benjamin, BB #8, 1962, Oil on canvas
    BB #8, 1962
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 247
    $12,500≈ £7,713≈ €9,498Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled (Tape Grid Series), 1961, Oil on canvas
    Untitled (Tape Grid Series), 1961
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 68
    $32,500≈ £20,276≈ €25,081Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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Karl Stanley Benjamin signature

16 catalogued lots by Karl Stanley Benjamin record a signature line. Most often: initialled.

Placement

  • on the reverse1

Form

  • initialled6
  • signed in pencil4
  • signed and dated4
  • signed2

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About Karl Stanley Benjamin

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 produced a critically acclaimed body of work that explores a vast array of color relationships. Working quietly at his home in Claremont, California, he developed a rich vocabulary of colors and hard-edge shapes in masterful compositions of tightly balanced repose or high-spirited energy. At once intuitive and systematic, the artist was, in the words of critic Christopher Knight, "a colorist of great wit and inventiveness."

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