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Lot 173

Howard Besnia: Dark Forest Landscape

Estimate: $600 - $800

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Howard Besnia (American, 1921–2014): Dark Forest Landscape. Acrylic on masonite, signed lower left, framed.

Howard Besnia was an artist and educator whose career spanned over seven decades. He produced works in many painting and drawing media, and was a prolific print maker and creator of hand made books. He received both his BFA and MFA degrees from Yale University, and was a tenured faculty member and head of the Art Department of Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts.

34 x 24 inches framed.

Private collection, New England.

Condition

Very good condition.

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