Garth Benton ( ? -2012): White Heron Screen
Garth Benton ( ? -2012): White Heron Screen
Three-panel oil on canvas mounted on wood, unsigned.
Each panel 60 x 24 in., unframed.
Note: Benton was best-known as an ornamentalist painter of trompe-l'oeil interior decoration. His biggest commission was for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, CA where his murals cover the garden walls. He also painted wall murals for the Gettys in their San Francisco residence, one infamously painted over by mistake during a renovation project that ignited a legal battle between the artist and his patrons. Benton was a cousin of American painter Thomas Hart Benton and studied art at UCLA.
Property From the Estate of Thomas A. Cox
Condition Report: In excellent condition.
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Garth Benton ( ? -2012): White Heron Screen
Three-panel oil on canvas mounted on wood, unsigned.
Each panel 60 x 24 in., unframed.
Note: Benton was best-known as an ornamentalist painter of trompe-l'oeil interior decoration. His biggest commission was for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, CA where his murals cover the garden walls. He also painted wall murals for the Gettys in their San Francisco residence, one infamously painted over by mistake during a renovation project that ignited a legal battle between the artist and his patrons. Benton was a cousin of American painter Thomas Hart Benton and studied art at UCLA.
Property From the Estate of Thomas A. Cox
Condition Report: In excellent condition.
Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
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