# Ben Benn artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/ben-benn/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T14:16:56.683Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Painting

## About Ben Benn

Ben Benn (1884–1983) was an American painter born in Russia. Library authority records consistently identify him by that lifespan and occupation, while MoMA, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and Wikidata provide stable institutional records for matching his identity. The available source pack does not establish a single named movement or school, so his profile is more securely described through documented media and subjects than through an unsupported stylistic label. Public-domain image records identify paintings centered on still life, dahlias, a mother and child, a cowboy and horse, and an autumn landscape. These examples show a range extending from flowers and domestic figures to landscape and Western imagery. Collectors may encounter Benn through paintings as well as auction listings classified under works on paper, prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions. Those broader classifications should be checked against each individual object's medium and attribution.

## Common works and media

Available public image records document Ben Benn paintings with still-life, floral, figurative, Western, and landscape subjects, including works titled Still Life, Dahlias, Mother and Child, Cowboy and Horse, and Autumn Landscape. Appraisily's auction classifications also include works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Because those classifications are broad, the medium, support, dimensions, signature, edition status, and attribution of an individual object should be verified before selecting comparables.

## Market and appraisal context

A Ben Benn appraisal should begin with closely comparable works rather than a page-wide average. Appraisily's matched public auction records span paintings, works on paper and prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions, although the page notes that category concentration is broad or sparse. Relevant comparisons should align on medium, dimensions, execution date, subject, condition, restoration history, and attribution confidence. Signatures, inscriptions, edition details, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references may also affect how a work is evaluated. Public results can omit private transactions and may report buyer premiums or fees differently, so realized prices should be compared on a like-for-like basis and treated as evidence for appraisal rather than a prediction.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21994030
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500038228
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/6330332/
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/61486
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/ben-benn/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Still_Life_MET_43.47.7_-_color.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DAHLIAS_).jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mother_and_Child,_by_Ben_Benn.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cowboy_and_Horse,_by_Ben_Benn.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Autumn_Landscape,_by_Ben_Benn.jpg