JOHN BENN (CANADIAN, B. 1948)
ETCHING ON PAPER, SIGNED, NUMBERED AND TITLED IN PENCIL ALONG THE BOTTOM
A NORTHERN LANDSCAPE ETCHING DEPICTING A CALM, RECTANGULAR WATERWAY REFLECTING BARE DEADWOOD TRUNKS AND A DENSELY FORESTED SHORELINE OF CONIFERS AND DECIDUOUS TREES.
15.875 X 6 IN PLATE
22.625 X 11.625 IN FRAMED
JOHN BENN WAS BORN IN BURNLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND IN 1948 AND LATER IMMIGRATED TO CANADA, ESTABLISHING HIS PRACTICE IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO BY 1984. SPECIALIZING PRIMARILY IN PRINTMAKING, HE DEVELOPED A DISTINCT STYLE GEARED TOWARD CAPTURING EXPANSIVE CANADIAN NATURAL SCENERY AND FOREST LANDSCAPES. DOCUMENTATION ON HIS CAREER AND COPIES OF HIS BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY ENTRIES ARE PRESERVED IN CANADIAN INSTITUTIONAL FILES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES AND THE WINNIPEG ART GALLERY.
JOHN BENN “BEAVER LAKE,” ETCHING ED. 4/50
JOHN BENN (CANADIAN, B. 1948) ETCHING ON PAPER, SIGNED, NUMBERED AND TITLED IN PENCIL ALONG THE BOTTOM A NORTHERN LANDSCAPE ETCHING DEPICTING A CALM, RECTANGULAR WATERWAY REFLECTING BARE DEADWOOD TRUNKS AND A DENSELY FORESTED SHORELINE OF CONIFERS AND DECIDUOUS TREES. 15.875 X 6 IN PLATE 22.625 X 11.625 IN FRAMED JOHN BENN WAS BORN IN…