Ben Cunningham Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ben Cunningham Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 01, 2024
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham, Water Sprinkler II
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham Water Sprinkler II 1960 oil on canvas 24.5 h x 48.875 w in (62.23 x 124.14 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'B. Cunningham 1960'. Signed and titled to stretcher bar verso 'Water Sprinkler II Ben Cunningham'. Provenance: Property from the Collection of Dr. Bilkey, Chicago Literature: Ben Cunningham: A Life with Color, Nemser, unpaginated This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Jan. 31, 2024
BENJAMIN CUNNINGHAM, SCARLET TESSERACT CORNER, SCREENPRINT DIPTYCH ON PANEL
Est: $4,500 - $6,500
Artist: Benjamin Cunningham, American (1904 - 1975) Title: Scarlet Tesseract Corner Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint Diptych on Panel, signed and numbered verso Edition: 125 Image Size: 30 x 30 inches (each panel) Size: 30 x 60 in. (76.2 x 152.4 cm) Printer: Domberger, Germany Publisher: Contemporary Collections Inc, NY Description: "Scarlett Tesseract Corner" is a set of two Screenprinted panels by American OP artist, Benjamin Cunningham.The panels are signed and numbered on a label affixed, verso.
RoGallery
Sep. 16, 2023
BEN CUNNINGHAM MID CENTURY ABSTRACT PAINTING
Est: $800 - $1,200
CUNNINGHAM, Ben, (American, 1904-1975): "Golden Section", Oil/Canvas, 12" x 28", Sachs label verso, framed, 13.25" x 29.25".
Burchard Galleries Inc
Jan. 31, 2023
BENJAMIN CUNNINGHAM, SCARLET TESSERACT CORNER, SILKSCREEN DIPTYCH ON PANEL
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
Artist: Benjamin Cunningham, American (1904 - 1975) Title: Scarlet Tesseract Corner Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen Diptych on Panel, signed and numbered verso Edition: 125 Image Size: 30 x 30 inches (each panel) Size: 30 x 60 in. (76.2 x 152.4 cm) Frame Size: Printer: Domberger, Germany Publisher: Contemporary Collections Inc, NY Reference: Description: â€œScarlett Tesseract Cornerâ€ is a set of two silkscreened panels by American OP artist, Benjamin Cunningham.The panels are signed and numbered on a label affixed, verso.
RoGallery
Oct. 02, 2022
BEN CUNNINGHAM (AMERICAN, 1904-1975).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Silkscreen Diptych on Plastic Panel. "Scarlet Tesseract Corner". Signed and numbered 64/125 on verso label from Contemporary Collections Inc. NYC, printed in West Germany by Domberger. From a Norwalk, CT estate.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Apr. 23, 2022
Print, Benjamin Cunningham
Est: $300 - $500
Benjamin Cunningham (American, 1904-1975), "Desert," lithograph, pencil signed lower right, image: 21.5"h x 14"w, overall (with frame): 25.25"h x 17.25"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 11, 2021
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham (American, 1904-1975), "Red Reread"
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham (American, 1904-1975) "Red Reread", 1963 oil on masonite mounted onto linen panel signed and titled en verso. Framed. dia. 31", framed 43" x 39" Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist, 1975; Estate of Carol A. Straus, Houston, Texas. Exhibited: Solo Exhibition, East Hampton Gallery, New York, 1965; By repute, The Art Institute, Chicago, 1965; Color-Motion, Artists of East Hampton Gallery Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton (New York), 1965; Solo Exhibition, Tweed Gallery, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1967; Solo Exhibition, Hicks Art Center, Bucks County Community College, Newton (Pennsylvania), 1974 Literature: Accompanied with correspondence from Patsy Cunningham, the artist's wife, and a color photograph of the artist with the painting in 1963
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Feb. 18, 2021
Ben Cunningham Screenprint Diptych, Signed Edition
Est: $700 - $900
Op-art/geometric work titled "Scarlet Tesseract Corner" was printed by Domberger KG, Bonlanden, Germany. Each panel has the Contemporary Collections, Inc. label on reverse with signature and edition numbers. Provenance: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Mar. 25, 2020
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham, Ambiguous Threshold
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham Ambiguous Threshold 1964 oil on canvas 23.75 h × 53 w in (60 × 135 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'B F Cunningham 1964'. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Porter, Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY | Acquired from the previous in 2015 by the present owner Exhibited: Paintings & Constructions, 33 March - 6 April 1966, East Hampton Gallery, New York condition: Good condition. Professionally cleaned 2015. Framed without glazing measuring 25 x 45 x 1 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 17, 2018
CUNNINGHAM, Ben. Untitled (Op Art Composition)
Est: $300 - $500
1963. Watercolor, ink and white chalk on paper. Signed and dated lower right. Benjamin Frazier Cunningham (American, 1904 - 1975). From a Rye, NY estate.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Feb. 28, 2018
Benjamin Cunningham, Scarlet Tesseract Corner, Silkscreen Diptych on Panel, signed and numbered verso
Est: $4,500 - $6,500
Artist: Benjamin Cunningham, American (1904 - 1975) Title: Scarlet Tesseract Corner Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen Diptych on Panel, signed and numbered verso Edition: 125 Image Size: 30 x 30 inches (each panel) Size: 30 x 60 in. (76.2 x 152.4 cm) Frame Size:
RoGallery
Mar. 04, 2017
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham (2pcs)
Est: $300 - $400
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham (California, 1904-1975) SCARLET TESSARACT (Op Art diptych) printed on polystyrol panels, signed and numbered on verso: 4/125 A and B H60" W30" (2pcs) Provenance: Property deaccessioned from a South Carolina museum to benefit the collections fund
Charlton Hall
Jul. 21, 2016
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham (2pcs)
Est: $600 - $900
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham (California, 1904-1975) SCARLET TESSARACT (Op Art diptych) printed on polystyrol panels, signed and numbered on verso: 4/125 A and B H60" W30" (2pcs) Provenance: Property deaccessioned from a South Carolina museum to benefit the collections fund
Charlton Hall
Jun. 13, 2015
Benjamin Cunningham lithograph
Est: $100 - $200
Benjamin Cunningham (American 1904-1975)- ''After Image of Brittany''- lithograph, 1940, signed, titled and numbered 20/150, very good condition. 9 1/4 x 12''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Mar. 19, 2015
BEN CUNNINGHAM, Callipygia II, Firmado. Óleo sobre tela, 235 x 148 cm
Est: $25,000 - $40,000
BEN CUNNINGHAM Callipygia II Firmado. Óleo sobre tela. Con etiqueta de Christie's, venta 2585, 2 de octubre de 2012. Presenta ligeros detalles de conservación. (N. Cripple Creek, Colorado, EE.UU. 1904 - Hackensack, Nueva Jersey, 1975) Benjamin Frazier Cunningham se mudó con su familia a Reno, Nevada en 1907. En 1922 asistió brevemente a la University of Nevada, sin embargo, aunque Nevada alimentó su vocabulario visual, no era el ambiente idóneo para su desarrollo artístico. En 1925 se mudó a San Francisco, donde estudió en el Mark Hopkins Art Institute. La década de 1930 fue muy significativa en su carrera, participando en exposiciones colectivas que lo llevaron a ser reconocido entre sus colegas. En 1934 inició su labor en formato mural en la Coit Tower de San Francisco, donde también estaba trabajando Diego Rivera. En su obra al fresco, Cunningham trazó superficies de planos pictóricos con patrones repetitivos, los cuales eran el resultado de su pasado como tejedor y diseñador de tapices. Fue en 1939 cuando conoció a Hilaire Hiler, quien es reconocido por sus trabajos en colorimetría, con la cual buscaba crear un puente entre ciencia y arte a través de secuencias que remitieran a las que se encuentran en la naturaleza. Hiler se convertiría en una influencia muy fuerte en sus trabajos posteriores y a su vez lo introduciría a la teoría del color de Wilhelm Ostwald que lo llevaría a analizar la relación entre los pigmentos y la percepción del color en base a las mezclas de colores elementales con blanco y negro. De este modo la obra de Cunninhgam empezó a centrarse en la exploración de complejas investigaciones de color para crear ilusiones de superficies planas o volúmenes, así como interacciones entre luz y sombra, logrando que los espectadores vieran colores o espacios imaginarios. En 1944 se mudó a Nueva York, al darse cuenta de que no habían más colegas que compartieran su teoría, se dedicó a ser catedrático y enseñar sus investigaciones a nuevas generaciones. En la década de 1960 y ante el boom del Op Art, fue invitado a numerosas exposiciones, en las que coincidió con el húngaro Victor Vasarely y descubrió la coincidencia de que hubieran desarrollado un interés por problemas pictóricos similares en la misma época. En una exposición realizada en el Museum of Modern Art de Nueva York se dio cuenta que su lenguaje estaba emparentado con la corriente que estaba en voga a nivel mundial. La obra de Ben Cunningham forma parte de la colección permanente de importantes instituciones como el Museum of Modern Art (MoMa), el Whitney Museum, el Brooklyn Museum y el Smithsonian Art Museum. Véase: EVANS, Ingrid. "Ben Cunningham". EE.UU. Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, volumen 33, No. 2, verano de 1990. 235 x 148 cm
Morton Subastas
Sep. 14, 2008
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham (American, 1904-1975); Scarlet Tesseract; (2)
Est: $300 - $500
Scarlet Tesseract, 1969 Diptych color screenprints on polystryol panels, each signed in ink on label on panel, verso, and numbered 42/125, published by Contemporary Collections, Inc., New York, printed by Domberger, Germany, in good condition aside from surface soiling, surface scuffs, chips at panel edges, time staining on verso. (2) 30 x 30in each
Bonhams
Apr. 29, 2007
BENJAMIN CUNNINGHAM DIPTYCH. (American 1904-1975) Scarlet Tesserac, Silkscreen on polystryol, printed in West Germany by Domberger. Dimensions: Each Panel 30''x30''. Condition: Minor damage in one corner. Provenance: Allen Memorial Art Museum,
Est: $300 - $400
BENJAMIN CUNNINGHAM DIPTYCH. (American 1904-1975) Scarlet Tesserac, Silkscreen on polystryol, printed in West Germany by Domberger. Dimensions: Each Panel 30''x30''. Condition: Minor damage in one corner. Provenance: Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH.
Dargate Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2004
Ben Cunningham (1904-1975)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Design for A Tapestry USA, c. 1940
Wright
May. 18, 2003
BEN CUNNINGHAM (AMERICAN 1904-1975)
Est: $200 - $300
BEN CUNNINGHAM (AMERICAN 1904-1975) Scarlet Tesseract Silkscreen on plastic; numbered 99/125, label of Contemporary Collections Inc. NYC, printed in West Germany by Domberger, each panel 30 x 30 in.
Freeman's