"Cafe View, Paris"
(signature sample)
Original, Oil on Canvas
Listed Artist
William Benecke
(1934-2001)
William Benecke was born in November 1934
in Chicago, Illinois and passed away in 2001.
His formal art training was at the Art Institute of Chicago and first worked as an illustrator
for several of the major studios in Chicago.
He also worked as a staff illustrator for the
Chicago Tribune and the Sun Times.
He moved to Mexico at age 24.
and lived there for ten years.
While in Mexico he painted
and had his own gallery.
Studying and sketching trips in
the 70's and 80's put him in touch with
Paris, Strasbourg, Venice, Cote d'Azur and
the chateau region of the Loire Valley.
Upon returning to the Midwest, Benecke
found time to paint the vistas of Chicago.
Benecke's images are known and
appreciated all over the world. |
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