Karl Benjamin ( 1925-2012 )

Claremont, California, USA

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#8, 1995
oil on canvas 112 x 142 cm 44 x 56 in 1995
#3, 1994
oil on canvas 122 x 122 cm 48 x 48 in 1994
#4, 1994
oil on canvas 112 x 140 cm 44 x 55 in 1994
#9 1990
oil on canvas 152 x 152 cm 60 x 60 in 1990
#4 1990
oil on canvas 152 x 152 cm 60 x 60 in 1990
#7, 1986
oil on canvas 142 x 117 cm 56 x 46 in 1986
#20 1985
oil on canvas 152 x 152 cm 60 x 60 in 1995
#32, 1982
oil on canvas 152.5 x 152.5 cm 60 x 60 in 1982
#10, 1982
oil on canvas 160 x 114.5 cm 63 x 45 in 1982
#2 1981
oil on canvas 183 x 135 cm 72 x 53 in 1981
#18, 1975
oil on canvas 122 x 102 cm 48 x 40 in 1975
#16 1974
oil on canvas 71 x 122 cm 28 x 48 in 1974
#1 1972
oil on canvas 130 x 173 cm 51 x 68 in 1972
#19, 1971
oil on canvas 130 x 174 cm 51.25 x 68.5 in 1971
#28, 1969
oil on canvas 173 x 173 cm 68 x 68 in 1969
#32, 1968
oil on canvas 129.5 x 108 cm 51 x 42.5 in 1968
#4 1967
oil on canvas 107 x 150 cm 42 x 59 in 1967
#20, 1965
oil on canvas 105 x 95 cm 41.25 x 37.5 in 1965
#1, 1965
oil on canvas 76 z 76 cm 30 x 30 in 1965
#28, 1964
oil on canvas 129.5 x 81 cm 51 x 32 in 1964
#18, 1964
oil on canvas 129.5 x 107 cm 51 x 42 in 1964
Floating Structures #1
oil on canvas 107 x 127 cm 42 x 50 in 1961
V. S. #2
oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm 24 x 20 in 1959
Yellow, Ochre, Umber
oil on canvas 107 x 157 cm 42 x 62 in 1959
I.F. Light Against Gray
oil on canvas 124.5 x 76 cm 49 x 30 in 1959
Red, Yellow, Green
oil on canvas 91 x 122 cm 36 x 48 in 1957
Horizontal Movement
oil on canvas 76 x 127 cm 30 x 50 in 1957
The Bridge
oil on canvas 91 x 61 cm 36 x 24 in 1953

Faced with a viewing public, which tends to simply identify colors rather than take the time to fathom and experience the workings of the relationships, painters often seem to revert to images which for them, whether abstract or figurative, provide instant recogntion. Color then is reduced to merely differentiating one form from another when in reality color and form are inseparable and emerge simultaneously.

Color in the hands of a painter resists verbal definition because it has nothing to do with words, nor with theories, nor with the physics of light. It possesses a powerful emotive quality, unique in each individual. Color is the subject matter of painting. Regardless of style or content, it is the material from which paintings are made.

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Karl Benjamin ( 1925-2012 )

#8, 1995

#3, 1994

#4, 1994

#9 1990

#4 1990

#7, 1986

#20 1985

#32, 1982

#10, 1982

#2 1981

#18, 1975

#16 1974

#1 1972

#19, 1971

#28, 1969

#32, 1968

#4 1967

#20, 1965

#1, 1965

#28, 1964

#18, 1964

Floating Structures #1

V. S. #2

Yellow, Ochre, Umber

I.F. Light Against Gray

Red, Yellow, Green

Horizontal Movement

The Bridge

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