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Fri, May 26, 2023 02:00PM EDT - Thu, Jun 1, 2023 02:00PM EDT
Lot 28

Follower of Charles Burchfield: Ice Storm

Estimate: $600 - $800

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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.



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