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Lot 197

Howard Besnia: Three Plein Air Watercolors of Maine

Estimate: $250 - $350

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Howard Besnia (American, 1921–2014): Three Plein Air Watercolors of Maine on cold pressed paper (two are mounted to carboard. Stamped with the artist's estate stamp lower right. Unframed.

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.

Each 15 x 20 inches paper.

L2.

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