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ARTIST: Ben Wilks (signed work)
Title/Date: Nocturnal Port. Not dated, circa 1960
Size: Paper size is about 37 x 23.5 Inches, printed area is 34.5 x 20 inches.
Subject, Features: A grouping of Gothic architectural cathedral-like buildings against a rich night blue sky. It has a feeling of foreign lands and exotic travels. Could be near a river, it is open to interpretation. Mid Century Modern style. Colors are rich and deep. Ideal for gazing into.
Condition: Aged, vintage, very good. Some edge wear. Some age spotting on the paper edges and slight scuffs from being moved around. We've had it for about 30+ years. We bought a group of works in the late 1980s in Santa Barbara and all the works were from the late in the lot were from the 1950s and 1960s. It's clearly of high quality, vintage and stored flat.
-- Defects: Yes, ages spots in the white part of the paper, doesn't effect the printed areas, some light scuffs and marks in the margins. There are some tape marks on the backside margin. Overall very nice.
About the Artist:
Ben Wilks (1914-2001) was born in Toronto, Canada. He immigrated to Los Angeles, California as a child and became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
Mr. Wilks entered the U.S. Army ROTC during World War II and attained the level of Captain. During that time he married Emily Loveman and they had their first daughter, Diana, in 1945. He had planned on being a career army officer, but had to be medically discharged due to a physical condition. His second daughter, Lisa, was born in 1952. With a family to support and opportunities to choose from through the G.I. Bill, he enrolled in the Howard Jepson Art Institute. He also opened a frame shop, which later became Creative Artcraft on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles. Besides individual customers, he framed for museums and galleries throughout the greater Los Angeles Area. He provided frames on consignment for Aaron Brothers before it was a chain store and afterward. He touched up and repaired damaged artwork for the Los Angeles County Museum. Now and then a celebrity would come in for custom framing.
Mr. Wilks painted with art student groups, en plein air, and in his own studio behind his residence on Rimpau Boulevard in Los Angeles. He also taught art classes in that studio on Wednesday evenings from the 1950's until his retirement in the 1990's. He was a member of the Pacific Art Guild.y. -- Source: Papillon Gallery, AskArt
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