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KARL BENJAMIN: PAINTINGS FROM THE FIFTIES
(BENJAMIN, KARL). Schipper, Merle. Malibu, CA: Art Gallery, Seaver College, Pepperdine University, 1981. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. np (20pp), 6 color illustrations. With a biography, exhibition checklist and exhibition history. This is this the slender twenty page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1981 Pepperdine University exhibition of thirteen abstract paintings executed by Karl Benjamin between 1956 and 1959. The noted late Los Angeles artist was along with John McLaughlin, Frederick Hammersley, and Lorser Feitelson one of the "Four Abstract Classicists" featured in the ground-breaking 1959 Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition of the same name. A most presentable example of this uncommon item showing a bit of sunning to the wrappers along with the artist's phone numbers annotated in ink at the rear. Inventory Number: 022661