Harry R. Bennett Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Harry R. Bennett Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 17, 2022
Harry Bennett (NY,1925-2012) oil painting
Est: $800 - $1,000
ARTIST: Harry R Bennett (New York, 1925 - 2012) NAME: Illustration - Vallamont YEAR: 1978 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 40 inches / 60 x 101 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 41 inches / 63 x 104 cm SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Illustration for a book cover for romance novel "Vallamont" 1979 by Pamela Gayle SIMILAR ARTISTS: Irene Patten, Franco Accornero, Victor Livoti, Barye Phillips, Barnett Plotkin, Marvin Friedman, Robert Harris, Alan Foster, Herbert Andrew Paus, Harry Fredman, Robert Berran, Cardwell Higgins, Mayo Olmstead, KO Knute Munson, Rudolph Belarski, Dennis Magdich, Pearl Frush, Harry Barton, Raymond Stuart, Glenn Cravath SKU#: 118284 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Award-winning painter and illustrator Harry R. Bennett, formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died early Thursday, November 29, 2012 from complications of pneumonia at The VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He had lived with his daughter, Pamela Bennett and wife Margaret Shean in Towson, Maryland.Mr. Bennett was a commercial artist when he enlisted in the Army in November, 1940. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in May 1942. Major Bennett was a veteran of the Hollandia operation, in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces cut off the entire Japanese 18th Army, and in which Major Bennett himself won the Bronze Star.In 1945, Mr. Bennett married Margaret Shean in Ridgefield, CT, where they lived until 1985. His wife encouraged him to follow his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art Chicago. He would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book covers and illustrations over the years.Mr. Bennett was best known as an internationally published illustrator who painted large scale covers for the big publishers of the paperback industry at the time including, Simon and Schuster, Western Printing and Avon Press. He painted covers for various authors including Jude Deveraux, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Victoria Holt. He also illustrated the first paperback edition of Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".He was awarded a bronze metal by The New York Society of Illustrators for the ink paintings he created to illustrate a boxed collectors' edition of Dante's "Divine Comedy," published in 1966, in which he was granted him a one man show at The New York Public Library.In 1986, Mr. Bennett retired from commercial work and traveled out West, settling in Astoria, OR, where his work continues to be exhibited. Jeannine Grafton, director of the RiverSea Gallery, remembers Bennett as a passionate, enthusiastic artist with a "youthful zest for life."Harry was compassionate, warm and always interested in engaging with new people. Teri Sund, who was a good friend of Mr. Bennett's and helped run RiverSea Gallery before opening her own gallery, recalls, "He was the most honorable and graciously sincere human I have ever had the privilege to know. When Harry was in the room, their were no worries, we all felt safe and cared for when he was around."Harry had a strong work ethic, and always wanted to be painting or preparing for a painting. He was a great mentor to young artists, including his daughter Deborah and Thomas who are also painters. In 2008, he and his wife moved to Towson, MD.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 02, 2022
Harry Bennett (NY,1925-2012) oil painting
Est: $800 - $1,050
ARTIST: Harry R Bennett (New York, 1925 - 2012) NAME: Illustration - Vallamont YEAR: 1978 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 40 inches / 60 x 101 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 41 inches / 63 x 104 cm SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Illustration for a book cover for romance novel "Vallamont" 1979 by Pamela Gayle SIMILAR ARTISTS: Irene Patten, Franco Accornero, Victor Livoti, Barye Phillips, Barnett Plotkin, Marvin Friedman, Robert Harris, Alan Foster, Herbert Andrew Paus, Harry Fredman, Robert Berran, Cardwell Higgins, Mayo Olmstead, KO Knute Munson, Rudolph Belarski, Dennis Magdich, Pearl Frush, Harry Barton, Raymond Stuart, Glenn Cravath SKU#: 118284 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Award-winning painter and illustrator Harry R. Bennett, formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died early Thursday, November 29, 2012 from complications of pneumonia at The VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He had lived with his daughter, Pamela Bennett and wife Margaret Shean in Towson, Maryland.Mr. Bennett was a commercial artist when he enlisted in the Army in November, 1940. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in May 1942. Major Bennett was a veteran of the Hollandia operation, in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces cut off the entire Japanese 18th Army, and in which Major Bennett himself won the Bronze Star.In 1945, Mr. Bennett married Margaret Shean in Ridgefield, CT, where they lived until 1985. His wife encouraged him to follow his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art Chicago. He would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book covers and illustrations over the years.Mr. Bennett was best known as an internationally published illustrator who painted large scale covers for the big publishers of the paperback industry at the time including, Simon and Schuster, Western Printing and Avon Press. He painted covers for various authors including Jude Deveraux, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Victoria Holt. He also illustrated the first paperback edition of Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".He was awarded a bronze metal by The New York Society of Illustrators for the ink paintings he created to illustrate a boxed collectors' edition of Dante's "Divine Comedy," published in 1966, in which he was granted him a one man show at The New York Public Library.In 1986, Mr. Bennett retired from commercial work and traveled out West, settling in Astoria, OR, where his work continues to be exhibited. Jeannine Grafton, director of the RiverSea Gallery, remembers Bennett as a passionate, enthusiastic artist with a "youthful zest for life."Harry was compassionate, warm and always interested in engaging with new people. Teri Sund, who was a good friend of Mr. Bennett's and helped run RiverSea Gallery before opening her own gallery, recalls, "He was the most honorable and graciously sincere human I have ever had the privilege to know. When Harry was in the room, their were no worries, we all felt safe and cared for when he was around."Harry had a strong work ethic, and always wanted to be painting or preparing for a painting. He was a great mentor to young artists, including his daughter Deborah and Thomas who are also painters. In 2008, he and his wife moved to Towson, MD.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2021
Harry Bennett (NY,1925-2012) gouache painting
Est: $400 - $525
ARTIST: Harry R Bennett (New York, born 1925 - 2012) NAME: Illustration - An End of Innocence MEDIUM: gouache on board CONDITION: Minor damages to edges and corners. SIGHT SIZE: 23 x 16 inches / 58 x 40 cm BOARD SIZE: 26 x 22 inches / 66 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso NOTE: book cover illustration for "An End Of Innocence" by Donald Honig SIMILAR ARTISTS: Irene Patten, Franco Accornero, Victor Livoti, Barye Phillips, Barnett Plotkin, Marvin Friedman, Robert Harris, Alan Foster, Herbert Andrew Paus, Harry Fredman, Robert Berran, Cardwell Higgins, Mayo Olmstead, KO Knute Munson, Rudolph Belarski, Dennis Magdich, Pearl Frush, Harry Barton, Raymond Stuart, Glenn Cravath CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117509 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Award-winning painter and illustrator Harry R. Bennett, formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died early Thursday, November 29, 2012 from complications of pneumonia at The VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He had lived with his daughter, Pamela Bennett and wife Margaret Shean in Towson, Maryland.Mr. Bennett was a commercial artist when he enlisted in the Army in November, 1940. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in May 1942. Major Bennett was a veteran of the Hollandia operation, in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces cut off the entire Japanese 18th Army, and in which Major Bennett himself won the Bronze Star.In 1945, Mr. Bennett married Margaret Shean in Ridgefield, CT, where they lived until 1985. His wife encouraged him to follow his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art Chicago. He would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book covers and illustrations over the years.Mr. Bennett was best known as an internationally published illustrator who painted large scale covers for the big publishers of the paperback industry at the time including, Simon and Schuster, Western Printing and Avon Press. He painted covers for various authors including Jude Deveraux, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Victoria Holt. He also illustrated the first paperback edition of Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".He was awarded a bronze metal by The New York Society of Illustrators for the ink paintings he created to illustrate a boxed collectors' edition of Dante's "Divine Comedy," published in 1966, in which he was granted him a one man show at The New York Public Library.In 1986, Mr. Bennett retired from commercial work and traveled out West, settling in Astoria, OR, where his work continues to be exhibited. Jeannine Grafton, director of the RiverSea Gallery, remembers Bennett as a passionate, enthusiastic artist with a "youthful zest for life."Harry was compassionate, warm and always interested in engaging with new people. Teri Sund, who was a good friend of Mr. Bennett's and helped run RiverSea Gallery before opening her own gallery, recalls, "He was the most honorable and graciously sincere human I have ever had the privilege to know. When Harry was in the room, their were no worries, we all felt safe and cared for when he was around."Harry had a strong work ethic, and always wanted to be painting or preparing for a painting. He was a great mentor to young artists, including his daughter Deborah and Thomas who are also painters.In 2008, he and his wife moved to Towson, MD.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 10, 2021
Harry Bennett (NY,1925-2012) oil painting
Est: $850 - $1,100
ARTIST: Harry R Bennett (New York, 1925 - 2012) NAME: Illustration - Vallamont YEAR: 1978 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 40 inches / 60 x 101 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 41 inches / 63 x 104 cm SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Illustration for a book cover for romance novel "Vallamont" 1979 by Pamela Gayle SIMILAR ARTISTS: Irene Patten, Franco Accornero, Victor Livoti, Barye Phillips, Barnett Plotkin, Marvin Friedman, Robert Harris, Alan Foster, Herbert Andrew Paus, Harry Fredman, Robert Berran, Cardwell Higgins, Mayo Olmstead, KO Knute Munson, Rudolph Belarski, Dennis Magdich, Pearl Frush, Harry Barton, Raymond Stuart, Glenn Cravath SKU#: 118284 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Award-winning painter and illustrator Harry R. Bennett, formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died early Thursday, November 29, 2012 from complications of pneumonia at The VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He had lived with his daughter, Pamela Bennett and wife Margaret Shean in Towson, Maryland.Mr. Bennett was a commercial artist when he enlisted in the Army in November, 1940. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in May 1942. Major Bennett was a veteran of the Hollandia operation, in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces cut off the entire Japanese 18th Army, and in which Major Bennett himself won the Bronze Star.In 1945, Mr. Bennett married Margaret Shean in Ridgefield, CT, where they lived until 1985. His wife encouraged him to follow his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art Chicago. He would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book covers and illustrations over the years.Mr. Bennett was best known as an internationally published illustrator who painted large scale covers for the big publishers of the paperback industry at the time including, Simon and Schuster, Western Printing and Avon Press. He painted covers for various authors including Jude Deveraux, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Victoria Holt. He also illustrated the first paperback edition of Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".He was awarded a bronze metal by The New York Society of Illustrators for the ink paintings he created to illustrate a boxed collectors' edition of Dante's "Divine Comedy," published in 1966, in which he was granted him a one man show at The New York Public Library.In 1986, Mr. Bennett retired from commercial work and traveled out West, settling in Astoria, OR, where his work continues to be exhibited. Jeannine Grafton, director of the RiverSea Gallery, remembers Bennett as a passionate, enthusiastic artist with a "youthful zest for life."Harry was compassionate, warm and always interested in engaging with new people. Teri Sund, who was a good friend of Mr. Bennett's and helped run RiverSea Gallery before opening her own gallery, recalls, "He was the most honorable and graciously sincere human I have ever had the privilege to know. When Harry was in the room, their were no worries, we all felt safe and cared for when he was around."Harry had a strong work ethic, and always wanted to be painting or preparing for a painting. He was a great mentor to young artists, including his daughter Deborah and Thomas who are also painters. In 2008, he and his wife moved to Towson, MD.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 07, 2021
Harry Bennett (NY,1925-2012) gouache painting
Est: $425 - $550
ARTIST: Harry R Bennett (New York, born 1925 - 2012) NAME: Illustration - An End of Innocence MEDIUM: gouache on board CONDITION: Minor damages to edges and corners. SIGHT SIZE: 23 x 16 inches / 58 x 40 cm BOARD SIZE: 26 x 22 inches / 66 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso NOTE: book cover illustration for "An End Of Innocence" by Donald Honig SIMILAR ARTISTS: Irene Patten, Franco Accornero, Victor Livoti, Barye Phillips, Barnett Plotkin, Marvin Friedman, Robert Harris, Alan Foster, Herbert Andrew Paus, Harry Fredman, Robert Berran, Cardwell Higgins, Mayo Olmstead, KO Knute Munson, Rudolph Belarski, Dennis Magdich, Pearl Frush, Harry Barton, Raymond Stuart, Glenn Cravath CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117509 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Award-winning painter and illustrator Harry R. Bennett, formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died early Thursday, November 29, 2012 from complications of pneumonia at The VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He had lived with his daughter, Pamela Bennett and wife Margaret Shean in Towson, Maryland.Mr. Bennett was a commercial artist when he enlisted in the Army in November, 1940. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in May 1942. Major Bennett was a veteran of the Hollandia operation, in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces cut off the entire Japanese 18th Army, and in which Major Bennett himself won the Bronze Star.In 1945, Mr. Bennett married Margaret Shean in Ridgefield, CT, where they lived until 1985. His wife encouraged him to follow his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art Chicago. He would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book covers and illustrations over the years.Mr. Bennett was best known as an internationally published illustrator who painted large scale covers for the big publishers of the paperback industry at the time including, Simon and Schuster, Western Printing and Avon Press. He painted covers for various authors including Jude Deveraux, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Victoria Holt. He also illustrated the first paperback edition of Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".He was awarded a bronze metal by The New York Society of Illustrators for the ink paintings he created to illustrate a boxed collectors' edition of Dante's "Divine Comedy," published in 1966, in which he was granted him a one man show at The New York Public Library.In 1986, Mr. Bennett retired from commercial work and traveled out West, settling in Astoria, OR, where his work continues to be exhibited. Jeannine Grafton, director of the RiverSea Gallery, remembers Bennett as a passionate, enthusiastic artist with a "youthful zest for life."Harry was compassionate, warm and always interested in engaging with new people. Teri Sund, who was a good friend of Mr. Bennett's and helped run RiverSea Gallery before opening her own gallery, recalls, "He was the most honorable and graciously sincere human I have ever had the privilege to know. When Harry was in the room, their were no worries, we all felt safe and cared for when he was around."Harry had a strong work ethic, and always wanted to be painting or preparing for a painting. He was a great mentor to young artists, including his daughter Deborah and Thomas who are also painters.In 2008, he and his wife moved to Towson, MD.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 04, 2021
Harry Bennett (NY,1925-2012) oil painting
Est: $850 - $1,100
ARTIST: Harry R Bennett (New York, 1925 - 2012) NAME: Illustration - Vallamont YEAR: 1978 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 40 inches / 60 x 101 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 41 inches / 63 x 104 cm SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Illustration for a book cover for romance novel "Vallamont" 1979 by Pamela Gayle SIMILAR ARTISTS: Irene Patten, Franco Accornero, Victor Livoti, Barye Phillips, Barnett Plotkin, Marvin Friedman, Robert Harris, Alan Foster, Herbert Andrew Paus, Harry Fredman, Robert Berran, Cardwell Higgins, Mayo Olmstead, KO Knute Munson, Rudolph Belarski, Dennis Magdich, Pearl Frush, Harry Barton, Raymond Stuart, Glenn Cravath SKU#: 118284 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Award-winning painter and illustrator Harry R. Bennett, formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died early Thursday, November 29, 2012 from complications of pneumonia at The VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He had lived with his daughter, Pamela Bennett and wife Margaret Shean in Towson, Maryland.Mr. Bennett was a commercial artist when he enlisted in the Army in November, 1940. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in May 1942. Major Bennett was a veteran of the Hollandia operation, in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces cut off the entire Japanese 18th Army, and in which Major Bennett himself won the Bronze Star.In 1945, Mr. Bennett married Margaret Shean in Ridgefield, CT, where they lived until 1985. His wife encouraged him to follow his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art Chicago. He would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book covers and illustrations over the years.Mr. Bennett was best known as an internationally published illustrator who painted large scale covers for the big publishers of the paperback industry at the time including, Simon and Schuster, Western Printing and Avon Press. He painted covers for various authors including Jude Deveraux, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Victoria Holt. He also illustrated the first paperback edition of Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".He was awarded a bronze metal by The New York Society of Illustrators for the ink paintings he created to illustrate a boxed collectors' edition of Dante's "Divine Comedy," published in 1966, in which he was granted him a one man show at The New York Public Library.In 1986, Mr. Bennett retired from commercial work and traveled out West, settling in Astoria, OR, where his work continues to be exhibited. Jeannine Grafton, director of the RiverSea Gallery, remembers Bennett as a passionate, enthusiastic artist with a "youthful zest for life."Harry was compassionate, warm and always interested in engaging with new people. Teri Sund, who was a good friend of Mr. Bennett's and helped run RiverSea Gallery before opening her own gallery, recalls, "He was the most honorable and graciously sincere human I have ever had the privilege to know. When Harry was in the room, their were no worries, we all felt safe and cared for when he was around."Harry had a strong work ethic, and always wanted to be painting or preparing for a painting. He was a great mentor to young artists, including his daughter Deborah and Thomas who are also painters. In 2008, he and his wife moved to Towson, MD.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 09, 2021
Harry Bennett (NY,1925-2012) gouache painting
Est: $450 - $575
ARTIST: Harry R Bennett (New York, born 1925 - 2012) NAME: Illustration - An End of Innocence MEDIUM: gouache on board CONDITION: Minor damages to edges and corners. SIGHT SIZE: 23 x 16 inches / 58 x 40 cm BOARD SIZE: 26 x 22 inches / 66 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso NOTE: book cover illustration for "An End Of Innocence" by Donald Honig SIMILAR ARTISTS: Irene Patten, Franco Accornero, Victor Livoti, Barye Phillips, Barnett Plotkin, Marvin Friedman, Robert Harris, Alan Foster, Herbert Andrew Paus, Harry Fredman, Robert Berran, Cardwell Higgins, Mayo Olmstead, KO Knute Munson, Rudolph Belarski, Dennis Magdich, Pearl Frush, Harry Barton, Raymond Stuart, Glenn Cravath CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117509 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Award-winning painter and illustrator Harry R. Bennett, formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died early Thursday, November 29, 2012 from complications of pneumonia at The VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He had lived with his daughter, Pamela Bennett and wife Margaret Shean in Towson, Maryland.Mr. Bennett was a commercial artist when he enlisted in the Army in November, 1940. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in May 1942. Major Bennett was a veteran of the Hollandia operation, in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces cut off the entire Japanese 18th Army, and in which Major Bennett himself won the Bronze Star.In 1945, Mr. Bennett married Margaret Shean in Ridgefield, CT, where they lived until 1985. His wife encouraged him to follow his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art Chicago. He would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book covers and illustrations over the years.Mr. Bennett was best known as an internationally published illustrator who painted large scale covers for the big publishers of the paperback industry at the time including, Simon and Schuster, Western Printing and Avon Press. He painted covers for various authors including Jude Deveraux, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Victoria Holt. He also illustrated the first paperback edition of Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".He was awarded a bronze metal by The New York Society of Illustrators for the ink paintings he created to illustrate a boxed collectors' edition of Dante's "Divine Comedy," published in 1966, in which he was granted him a one man show at The New York Public Library.In 1986, Mr. Bennett retired from commercial work and traveled out West, settling in Astoria, OR, where his work continues to be exhibited. Jeannine Grafton, director of the RiverSea Gallery, remembers Bennett as a passionate, enthusiastic artist with a "youthful zest for life."Harry was compassionate, warm and always interested in engaging with new people. Teri Sund, who was a good friend of Mr. Bennett's and helped run RiverSea Gallery before opening her own gallery, recalls, "He was the most honorable and graciously sincere human I have ever had the privilege to know. When Harry was in the room, their were no worries, we all felt safe and cared for when he was around."Harry had a strong work ethic, and always wanted to be painting or preparing for a painting. He was a great mentor to young artists, including his daughter Deborah and Thomas who are also painters.In 2008, he and his wife moved to Towson, MD.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 07, 2021
Harry Bennett (NY,1925-2012) gouache painting
Est: $425 - $475
ARTIST: Harry R Bennett (New York, born 1925 - 2012) NAME: Illustration - An End of Innocence MEDIUM: gouache on board CONDITION: Minor damages to edges and corners. SIGHT SIZE: 23 x 16 inches / 58 x 40 cm BOARD SIZE: 26 x 22 inches / 66 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso NOTE: book cover illustration for "An End Of Innocence" by Donald Honig SIMILAR ARTISTS: Irene Patten, Franco Accornero, Victor Livoti, Barye Phillips, Barnett Plotkin, Marvin Friedman, Robert Harris, Alan Foster, Herbert Andrew Paus, Harry Fredman, Robert Berran, Cardwell Higgins, Mayo Olmstead, KO Knute Munson, Rudolph Belarski, Dennis Magdich, Pearl Frush, Harry Barton, Raymond Stuart, Glenn Cravath CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117509 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Award-winning painter and illustrator Harry R. Bennett, formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died early Thursday, November 29, 2012 from complications of pneumonia at The VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He had lived with his daughter, Pamela Bennett and wife Margaret Shean in Towson, Maryland.Mr. Bennett was a commercial artist when he enlisted in the Army in November, 1940. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in May 1942. Major Bennett was a veteran of the Hollandia operation, in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces cut off the entire Japanese 18th Army, and in which Major Bennett himself won the Bronze Star.In 1945, Mr. Bennett married Margaret Shean in Ridgefield, CT, where they lived until 1985. His wife encouraged him to follow his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art Chicago. He would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book covers and illustrations over the years.Mr. Bennett was best known as an internationally published illustrator who painted large scale covers for the big publishers of the paperback industry at the time including, Simon and Schuster, Western Printing and Avon Press. He painted covers for various authors including Jude Deveraux, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Victoria Holt. He also illustrated the first paperback edition of Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".He was awarded a bronze metal by The New York Society of Illustrators for the ink paintings he created to illustrate a boxed collectors' edition of Dante's "Divine Comedy," published in 1966, in which he was granted him a one man show at The New York Public Library.In 1986, Mr. Bennett retired from commercial work and traveled out West, settling in Astoria, OR, where his work continues to be exhibited. Jeannine Grafton, director of the RiverSea Gallery, remembers Bennett as a passionate, enthusiastic artist with a "youthful zest for life."Harry was compassionate, warm and always interested in engaging with new people. Teri Sund, who was a good friend of Mr. Bennett's and helped run RiverSea Gallery before opening her own gallery, recalls, "He was the most honorable and graciously sincere human I have ever had the privilege to know. When Harry was in the room, their were no worries, we all felt safe and cared for when he was around."Harry had a strong work ethic, and always wanted to be painting or preparing for a painting. He was a great mentor to young artists, including his daughter Deborah and Thomas who are also painters.In 2008, he and his wife moved to Towson, MD.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 20, 2019
Harry Bennett 1925-2011 "Montana Brides" Cover O/M
Est: $700 - $1,000
signed and inscribed verso, a montage of scenes occrig in the novel, the unpainted area deliberately left for the book's titles, with an added penciled inscription. Used for the cover of the Tapestry Romance: Montana Brides by DeAnn Patrick, 1988. 24x36, framed 28x44 Property from the collection of a lifelong angler in Norfolk CT (CPOC8753)(TC)
Litchfield Auctions
Jul. 20, 2019
Harry Bennett 1925-2011 Gothic Novel Cover O/C
Est: $700 - $1,000
Lovers in a field and a couple on horseback with a castle in the distance, signed and inscribed verso, oil on canvas, a montage illustrating scene depicted in the romance novel "Vallamont" 1979 by Pamela Gayle, and Charles Veley and used as the cover illustration. "She was first prize in the bitter feud between two powerful families -- a proud, impetuous woman eagerly sought by the two rival heirs. Yet Vallamont flowed in her blood -- Vallamont, the vast estate on which she had been raised." 24x40, framed 25x41 Property from the collection of a lifelong angler in Norfolk CT (CPOC8754)(TC)
Litchfield Auctions
Nov. 03, 2015
Harry Bennett (b. 1925) oil on canvas, Surreal girl in white, 44" x 24"
Est: $500 - $700
Harry Bennett (b. 1925) oil on canvas, Surreal girl in white, 44" x 24"
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Oct. 27, 2009
HARRY R. BENNETT (American, b. 1925) Cry Shame,
Est: $500 - $700
HARRY R. BENNETT (American, b. 1925) Cry Shame, paperback cover, 1950 Gouache on board 12 x 10 in. Not signed This illustration appeared on the cover of the novel by Katherine Everard (a pen name for Gore Vidal), Cry Shame, Pyramid Books #23, 1950. It has been said Vidal published this book under a pseudonym because of his fear of appearing too prolific, and also to isolate his growing literary reputation from what was deemed a "potboiler." Vidal's pseudonym was an in-joke, derived from Manhattan's notorious Everard Baths. "She wanted fame -- at any price. Her strange affair with a screen idol who was 'ambisextrous' shocked all of Hollywood." From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Jul. 15, 2009
HARRY BENNETT (American, b. 1925) Cry Shame,
Est: $500 - $700
HARRY BENNETT (American, b. 1925) Cry Shame, paperback cover, 1950 Gouache on board 12 x 10 in. Not signed This illustration appeared on the cover of the novel by Katherine Everard (a pen name for Gore Vidal), Cry Shame, Pyramid Books #23, 1950. It has been said Vidal published this book under a pseudonym because of his fear of appearing too prolific, and also to isolate his growing literary reputation from what was deemed a "potboiler." Vidal's pseudonym was an in-joke, derived from Manhattan's notorious Everard Baths. "She wanted fame -- at any price. Her strange affair with a screen idol who was 'ambisextrous' shocked all of Hollywood." From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Apr. 20, 2009
HARRY BENNETT (American. Born 1925)
Est: $400 - $600
HARRY BENNETT (American. Born 1925) "The Vision". Signed Harry Bennett and dated '69 l/r. Acrylic on Canvas. Measuring 44" by 24". Framed. (Cond: good, surface fine, no inpainting apparent under u.v. light) (400/600)
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