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Gucci “Ball bearing type mechanism” ring, 18K white gold set with diamonds along each edge with square cut out motif down the center, signed, c. 1980
Gucci “Ball bearing type mechanism” ring, 18K white gold set with diamonds along each edge with square cut out motif down the center, signed, c. 1980
DAUM FRÈRES Nancy, France
“Cornflower” vase c. 1897
Blown cobalt blue on a frosted glass ground with heavily wheel carved cornflowers, with an overall martele surface
Signed: Incised Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine France
For more information on Daum Frs. see: Glass: Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Victor Arwas (NY: Abrams, 1987).
H: 4 3/4″
Price: $9,850
KARL BENJAMIN (1925-2012) USA
Geometricized figure 1954
Oil on canvas
Signed: Benjamin 54 (lower left)
For more information see: Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Vol. 1 to 10, E. Bénézit (Paris: Librairie Gründ, 1976).
Canvas: H: 17″ x W: 6″
Framed: H: 24 1/2″ x W: 13 1/2″
Karl Benjamin was born in Chicago, IL in 1925. He received his BA from the University of Redlands, CA and his MFA at Claremont Graduate School, CA. Benjamin belonged to the Hard Edge group of West Coast painters led by John McLaughlin during the 1950s, 60s and early 70s. He was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Grant for Visual Arts in both 1983 and 1989. His work has been featured in numerous museum exhibitions and is included in the public collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Modern Art, Israel; Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA; Seattle Art Museum, WA; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, among others. For many years, Benjamin taught painting at Pomona College and Claremont Graduate School, and currently is Professor Emeritus. He lived in Claremont, CA.