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Benjamin F. Berlin
Surreal Portrait1938

Not on view
Vertical oil painting of a surrealist, fragmented bust in warm tan and amber tones against a deep blue background, with interlocking geometric planes suggesting a human head and torso
Artist or Maker
Benjamin F. Berlin
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 1887-1939
Title
Surreal Portrait
Place Made
United States, Washington D.C.
Date Made
1938
Medium
Oil on canvas board
Dimensions
Frame (Framed): 24 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.
Credit Line
Bequest of Fannie and Alan Leslie
Accession Number
M.2006.73.6
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
American Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Fort, Ilene Susan, with Trudi Abram. American Paintings in Southern California Collections: From Gilbert Stuart to Georgia O'Keeffe. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1996.