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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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UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 2013$71,875≈ £47,286≈ €55,921Sign up to see
Yellow LandscapeBonhams · Apr 2022$68,415≈ £52,409≈ €63,172Sign up to see
Untitled (Mondrian)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 2023$60,480≈ £49,893≈ €57,284Sign up to see

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Karl Stanley Benjamin, #14, 1965, oil on canvas — #14, 1965
Rago Auctions · May 14, 2026
$35,840Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Curve-Straight (CS) #4, 1963, oil on canvas — Curve-Straight (CS) #4, 1963
Bonhams · Mar 4, 2026
$10,240Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Tape Grid (TG) #15, 1961, oil on canvas — Tape Grid (TG) #15, 1961
Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026
$2,794Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, City, 1951, oil on Masonite — City, 1951
Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026
$2,794Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #11, 1966, oil on canvas — #11, 1966
Rago Auctions · Sep 26, 2025
$20,320Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, A Group of 5 Screenprints, 1976 — A Group of 5 Screenprints, 1976
Bonhams · Sep 23, 2025
$3,072Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #9, 1968, oil on canvas — #9, 1968
Bonhams · Sep 18, 2025
$10,240Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Stripes II, 1979, Screenprint in colors on Arches paper — Stripes II, 1979
Bonhams · Sep 10, 2025
$832Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Sansevieria Plant, 1951, pastel on paper — Sansevieria Plant, 1951
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 21, 2025
$1,260Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #3, 1967, oil on linen — #3, 1967
Rago Auctions · Jul 30, 2025
$27,940Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, FS #15, 1962, oil on canvas — FS #15, 1962
Bonhams · Jun 11, 2025
$14,080Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, CIO (Curves In and Out) #4, 1963, oil on canvas — CIO (Curves In and Out) #4, 1963
Bonhams · Jun 11, 2025
$9,600Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, S#7, 1976, screenprint in colors — S#7, 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 15, 2024
$945Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Squares – Umber and Black, 1961, oil on canvas — Squares – Umber and Black, 1961
Bonhams · Apr 17, 2024
$8,320Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled (Mondrian), 1957, oil on canvas — Untitled (Mondrian), 1957
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 19, 2023
$60,480Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #15, 1983, oil on canvas — #15, 1983
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 23, 2022
$33,750Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Yellow Landscape, 1953, oil on canvas — Yellow Landscape, 1953
Bonhams · Apr 20, 2022
$68,415Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, TG #20, 1961, 1961, oil on canvas — TG #20, 1961, 1961
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 22, 2022
$18,750Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Floating Structures #14, 1962, oil on canvas — Floating Structures #14, 1962
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 24, 2021
$40,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Laguna Seascape II, 1954, Oil on canvas — Laguna Seascape II, 1954
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 18, 2020
$37,500Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #17, 1988, oil on canvas — #17, 1988
Wright · Sep 30, 2020
$10,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled, 1954, Oil on panel — Untitled, 1954
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 16, 2020
$10,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #45, 1963, Oil on canvas — #45, 1963
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 16, 2020
$20,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, TG #1, 1960, Oil on canvas — TG #1, 1960
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2019
$21,250Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled, 1953, Oil on canvas — Untitled, 1953
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 30, 2018
$15,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #7, 1963, Oil on canvas — #7, 1963
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 25, 2018
$12,500Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, City at Night No. I, oil on canvas — City at Night No. I
Art+Object · Oct 31, 2017
NZ$68,471Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #1, 1977, Oil on canvas — #1, 1977
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 5, 2017
$16,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled, 1956, Oil on canvas — Untitled, 1956
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 9, 2016
$50,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #29, 1968, Oil on canvas — #29, 1968
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$25,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Landscape Forms, 1961, Oil on canvas — Landscape Forms, 1961
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 11, 2015
$47,500Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #17, 1984, Oil on canvas — #17, 1984
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 17, 2015
$21,250Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Seascape North of Santa Barbara II, 1953, Oil on canvas — Seascape North of Santa Barbara II, 1953
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 17, 2015
$13,750Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #32, 1975, Oil on canvas — #32, 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015
$34,375Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #7, 1986, Oil on canvas — #7, 1986
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 12, 2014
$53,125Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #37, 1968, Oil on canvas — #37, 1968
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 12, 2014
$25,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #18, 1983, Acrylic on canvas — #18, 1983
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 12, 2014
$16,250Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled, 1957, Oil on canvas — Untitled, 1957
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 23, 2014
$40,625Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #5, 1974, Oil on canvas — #5, 1974
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 23, 2014
$56,250Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, TG #34, 1961, Oil on canvas — TG #34, 1961
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 13, 2013
$46,875Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #22, 1984, Oil on canvas — #22, 1984
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 13, 2013
$15,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled, 1955, Oil on canvas — Untitled, 1955
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013
$71,875Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Red, Pink & Umber I, 1958, Oil on canvas — Red, Pink & Umber I, 1958
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013
$53,125Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #23, 1965, Oil on canvas — #23, 1965
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013
$23,280Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #20, 1977, Oil on canvas — #20, 1977
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013
$16,250Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled (Tape Grid series), 1961, Oil on canvas — Untitled (Tape Grid series), 1961
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013
$16,250Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, Untitled, 1957, Oil on canvas — Untitled, 1957
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012
$25,000Sign up free to see

Karl Stanley Benjamin, #6, 1968, Oil on canvas — #6, 1968
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012
$43,750Sign up free to see

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