Ben Albert Benson

Ducks

Ben Albert Benson's original wood engraving, "Ducks" was created around 1935. It is a brilliant example of pure form and line of Benson's bold point of view. This impression of "Ducks" is printed upon fine, hand-made mulberry paper and with wide, deckled margins as printed by the artist in Chicago. It is signed and titled in pencil by the 20th century American artist, Ben Albert Benson along the lower margin.

Ducks

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Ben Albert Benson (Sweden, 1901 - Chicago, 1986)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		City Window engraved by Ben Albert Benson	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1935	Signed in pencil by Ben Albert Benson along the lower margin.	Sold
02.-		Ducks engraved by Ben Albert Benson	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1935	Signed and titled in pencil by Ben Albert Benson along the lower margin.	Sold

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Title:	Ducks
Artist:	Benson, Ben Albert (Sweden, 1901 - Chicago, 1986)
Date:	c. 1935
Medium:	Original Wood Engraving
Note:	Ben Albert Benson: Born in Sweden, Ben Albert Benson moved to the United States at an early age. He later studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and exhibited his art there during his career. Although a fine painter, Benson is today most sought after for his original wood engravings. The large majority of Ben Albert Benson's wood engraved art was created during the 1930's decade. This was the great era of American Art Deco, and some of its finest artists such as Rockwell Kent and Lynd Ward regularly turned to the medium of wood engraving for its bold contrasts of light and dark and for its strength of line. One could easily argue that the greatest masterpieces of American wood engraving were created during this decade.
	Although rightly considered as a leading Art Deco wood engraver, Ben Albert Benson's work also contains strong elements of Expressionism and Abstraction, setting his art apart from other Americans. 'Ducks' is a brilliant example of pure form and line created by the artist's bold point of view. For the most part, Benson's wood engravings are very small in size, but demand a great amount of study.
Edition:	As well as designing and engraving, Ben Albert Benson printed all of his impressions. He never numbered his prints in specific editions and only printed impressions on demand for customers. As a result, all his wood engravings are now very scarce and known in only a handful of existing impressions.
Size:	2 1/2 X 3 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon fine, hand-made mulberry (rice) paper and with wide, deckled margins as printed by the artist in Chicago around 1935, signed and titled in pencil by Ben Albert Benson along the lower margin. It is a brilliantly printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Ducks is a fine, original example of the wood engraved art of Ben Albert Benson..
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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