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Lot 165

Howard Besnia: A View from the Top

Estimate: $200 - $300
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Howard Besnia (American, 1921-2014): A View from the Top. Watercolor, signature lower right, framed.

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 head the art department at Fitchburg State University for decades.

12 x 16 inches sight, 17 x 21 inches framed.

Private Collection, New England


Good aged condition, back of frame shows age.

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