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Ken Auster (CA,1949-2016) oil painting

Sold for $500 at Broward Auction Gallery LLC on Oct 26, 2025.

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ARTIST: Ken Auster (California, 1949 - 2016) TITLE: Market Scene MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. Some vertical surface cracks. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 7 x 11 inches / %HEIGHTCM% x %WIDTHCM% cm FRAME SIZE: 9 x 13 inches / %FRAMEHEIGHTCM% x %FRAMEWIDTHCM% cm SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. RECOMMENDATIONS: NO CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 151563 US SHIPPING: $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Raised in Long Beach, Ken Auster early established a reputation as the surfers' artist, having designed and executed numerous surfer-motif tee shirts in silk screen.He was swept up in the surfing craze, which led him to Hawaii where he worked for a T-shirt company and learned screen painting. These skills supported him when he returned to California and majored in illustration at California State University, Long Beach. He worked from a garage and printed hundreds of commercial T-shirts, which became a large operation called California T-Shirts. For more than a decade, the shirt is became signature casual wear for surfers and were sold through 26 of Auster's retail outlets.

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