Karl Benjamin1925–2012, #15

1983
oil on canvas
30 h × 30 w in (76 × 76 cm)

Signed, titled and dated on stretcher to verso ‘Karl Benjamin #15, 1983’. Louis Stern has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It will be included in the catalogue raisonné of the paintings, currently being compiled by Beth Benjamin and Louis Stern Fine Arts.

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist | Private Collection, Claremont, CA | Thence by descent

Condition: Work is in very good overall condition. Some surface acretions to lower half of canvas, the most significant cluster to lower right. Two areas near lower center that fluoresce under UV light. Extremely fine layer of grime to surface. Presents very well. Framed without glazing measuring 31 x 31 inches.