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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Record prices
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $71,875≈ £47,286≈ €55,921Sign up to see
Yellow LandscapeBonhams · $68,415≈ £52,409≈ €63,172Sign up to see
Untitled (Mondrian)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $60,480≈ £49,893≈ €57,284Sign up to see
Karl Stanley Benjamin’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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 61 | 55 | 90% | $28.5kSign up | $25kSign up | $71.9kSign up |
| Oil | 59 | 53 | 90% | $28.6kSign up | $25kSign up | $71.9kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $26.3kSign up | $26.3kSign up | $36.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4.2kSign up | $3kSign up | $8.4kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.7kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $8.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $889Sign up | $889Sign up | $945Sign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $889Sign up | $889Sign up | $945Sign up |
| Other | 4 | 2 | 50% | $8kSign up | $8kSign up | $12.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 4 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | $60.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $33.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $40kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $15kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $31.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $37.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | $27.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | $40.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | $23.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | $34.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $3kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $12.9kSign up |