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Nahman Gallery
200 Grand Cove Way
Edgewater, NJ 07020 , United States
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201.736.2572
Showrooms
Camino
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Description
A painter, lithographer, and muralist Claude Bentley was based primarily in Chicago, and was also a teacher at Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the North Shore Art League in Winnetka. In addition, he gave numerous lectures and demonstrations.
Bentley, born in New York City, studied at Northwestern University and the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1941 to 1945, he was in North Africa with the armed forces and in France. An interest in pre-Columbian culture and the Indians of Mexico and the primitive arts of Africa took him many times to those places and had a strong influence on is painting style. He also became a collector of African, Oceanic, and pre-Columbian art.
The forms in his paintings reference geometric shapes and the simplicities of primitive art. As a muralist, he completed commissions for the Plaza del lago Shopping Center in Wilmette and 3600 Lake Shore Drive Building in Chicago.
In 1949, he became a member of the Chicago Society of Artists. -
More Information
Documentation: Signed Origin: United States Period: 1950-1979 Materials: OIl on canvas Condition: Good. Very good condition Creation Date: C. 1960 Styles / Movements: Abstract Expressionism Incollect Reference #: 714969 -
Dimensions
W. 50 in; H. 50 in; W. 127 cm; H. 127 cm;
Message from Seller:
Nahman Gallery specializes in 20th century American and European paintings,sculpture and decorative art with an emphasis on the School of Paris and modernist works.We offer fine works in a variety of price ranges with an eye on quality.
