August Art Discovery Sale
By 500 Gallery
Aug 19, 2021
1243 Pond Street, Franklin. MA 02038, United States
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LOT 35:

Follower of Charles Burchfield: Ice Storm

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Start price:
$ 250
Estimated price :
$600 - $800
Buyer's Premium: 35%
Auction took place on Aug 19, 2021 at 500 Gallery
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Follower of Charles Burchfield: Ice Storm
Howard Besnia (American, 1921-2014): Ice Storm, 2008. Watercolor o cold pressed paper, signed lower left, framed and matted.

Howard Besnia was a prolific painter and printsman known for his eclectic oeuvre and his handmade books. Beginning as a cartographer for the United States Army in 1994, he soon became the staff artist for many USO clubs, producing caricatures and portraits of the troops After subsequent training at the Corcoran School of Art, Clark University and Yale University, Besnia went on to chair the art department at Fitchburg State University for decades.

17.5 x 21 inches framed; 10.5 x 13.5 inches sight.

Howard Besnia

Very good, well preserved condition. The plexi glass this painting is framed under is scuffed in several small areas.

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