QUITE RIVETING ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS BY ADOLF BENCA. SUBJECT OF THIS PAINTING IS OF A YOUNG WOMAN PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT. THE COLOR TONE EMPLOYED IN CREATING THIS ORIGINAL WORK OF ART TRULY ADDS TO IT'S INTRIGUE. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST LOWER LEFT AND SIGNED/TITLED BY THE ARTIST ON VERSO. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. ARTWORK COMES STRETCHED, READY FOR FRAMING. SIZE: 50 X 36. ABOUT THE ARTIST: BORN IN STUPAVA, SLOVAK REPUBLIC, ADOLF BENCA EMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES WHEN HE WAS A CHILD. HE HAS STUDIED AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, COOPER UNION, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, ITALY WHERE HIS SPECIALTY WAS ANATOMY. BENCA IS A PHILOSOPHICAL ARTIST WHO HAS SEARCHED FOR THE MEANING IN LIFE AND HAS CONSIDERED MOST OF THE ANSWERS TO THE ULTIMATE QUESTION OF LIFE. HE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING FELLOWSHIPS: ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO STUDY GRANT, SARAH COOPER-HEWITT PRIZE, FRENCH MINISTRY OF CULTURE PAINTING GRANT, AND POLLOCH-KRASNER FOUNDATION GRANT.

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