Ben Benn, born in Russia and a pioneer American modernist, was best
known for his bold simplification, restrained use of intense, Fauvist
color, and Cezannesque composition.
He was a pupil at the
National Academy of Design and the Art Students League, and memberships
included American Society of Painters and Sculptors, American Artists
Congress and the Woodstock Artist Association. He spent most of
his career in New York City where he died in 1883.
He exhibited
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