Martin Benka

Czech · 1888–1971 · Painter, Printmaker

Martin Benka was a Slovakian painter, illustrator, art teacher and Esperantist. He is generally considered to be the founder of Modernist 20th century Slovak painting. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Martin Benka, Slovenská rodina, 1938 - 40, olej na plátne, adjustované v pôvodnom ráme, vyhotovenom podľa návrhu známeho českého architekta Josefa GočáraSlovenská rodinaSOGA · €176,000≈ $238,163≈ £150,204Sign up to see
  2. Martin Benka, Po žatve, 1922-24, Olej na plátnePo žatveSOGA · €180,000≈ $228,528≈ £143,937Sign up to see
  3. Martin Benka, Nad hĺbkou doliny, 1948, Olej na plátneNad hĺbkou dolinySOGA · €180,000≈ $212,292≈ £157,838Sign up to see

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Martin Benka was a Slovakian painter, illustrator, art teacher and Esperantist. He is generally considered to be the founder of Modernist 20th century Slovak painting.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1888, KostolišteDied 1971, MalackyOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q1903455 ↗ULAN 500104634 ↗

Also known as Benka Martin

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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