1978 Early Musical Abstract Watercolor By New York Artist Adolf Benca. Signed

Description: For sale is an original and early lyrical abstract watercolor painting by the New York artist Adolf Benca (1959- This piece was done in 1978 and shows the influence he had from living in Vienna. It is titled “Musical Composition #1” and dated January 1st, 1978. It’s a superb example by this listed and collected artist. Done while he was 19. Signed by the artist Original frame under glass. Condition: Good. Light paper Toning. Age appropriate wear to frame. Measurements Framed - 21 3/4” x 29 1/2” Paper - 18” x 24” Biography Adolf Benca Benca was born on 16 May 1959, in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. He was the older of two children, the younger being his sister Lubica. His family immigrated to the United States when he was ten years old, in 1969. From 1969 to 1973 he attended the Elementary Private School in Chicago. He attended Grayslake High School in Illinois between 1973 and 1977. He became interested in art very early in his life, attending several art schools in Chicago while he was an elementary student. In 1966, while he was still living in Czechoslovakia, he was already illustrating children's books. In 1968, a year prior to his family emigrating from Czechoslovakia, because of Russian occupation of Bratislava, his family moved to Vienna, where young Benca became interested in philosophy and started painting mythological themes and subjects. He participated in a few young artist programs in 1970 and 1975. Adolf Benca studied and graduated from several universities. From 1977 to 1981 he studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, art school in New York, where he received his B.F.A. (Bachelor of Fine Arts) degree. For the next four years (1982–1985) he studied at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating at 1987, receiving the title of Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.). From 1987 to 1988 he studied the human anatomy at the University of Bologna in Italy where he received the title "Doctor honoris causa" (Dr.h.c.) in the area of anatomy. At University Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland he received the title "Doctor honoris causa" in the area of philosophy. As he was receiving his titles and studied, Benca continued to paint and exhibit his works in many galleries around the world, many of his paintings ending up in private collections. In 1985 he became a member of the Swizzero di Roma. In 1987 he became a member of the French Academy in Rome. In 1988 he became a member of the American Academy in Rome. In 1994 he became a member of the Swedish Institute in Rome. In 2000 he became a member of the Academy of Arts in Berlin. After "the Fall of the Iron Curtain" he decided to continue his career in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2002 he started his work in Prague, and was awarded the award of the "Masaryk Academy". On the barges under "Floating Galleries" he is exhibiting most of his artwork created from 2000 to 2013. In 2012 Adolf Benca and the "Bratislava's ship company" a.d. (Bratislavská lodná spoločnosť a. s ) have founded the company "Adolf Benca Académia s.r.o.". In 2013 this project was internationally accepted at "Brussels Symposium" EBU (European Barge Union). The partner in realization of this international project is the "European Fine Art Fair". His works can be found all over the world, in private collections, as well as exhibits at museums, such as "Metropolitan Museum" and "Museum of Modern Art" in New York. Institution Museum of Modern Art,[3] New York, NY – MoMA Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY National Art Gallery, Washington, D.C. Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma High Museum of Art Atlanta Musei Vatikani, Vatikan, Rome Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection, Little Rock, Arkansas Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, Seattle Contemporary Art Museum, Tel Aviv Art Museum, Hong Kong Floating Galleries of the Slovakia, Bratislava National Gallery of the Slovakia, Bratislava Standalone exhibitionsEdit YearExhibition Current events: December 2016 - February 2017Exhibition Stigma, Nis, Serbia, dedicated to the reformer of Christianity Constantine the Great and launching the petition for conciliation of the Catholic and Orthodox Church. 2013–2014Permanent Installation, Danube, "Fleeces of Aha", Bratislava, Slovakia 2005Michalelsa Brana Galleria, Bratislava, Paintings on Iraq 2003International Kommerz Bank Gallery, Bratislava May 2001Pantheon of Arts & Sciences, Kulturnom Dome, Budapest November 2000UNESCO-NWICO Austria-Slovakia New World Information Exhibition Foundation November 2000Pantheon of Arts & Sciences, Kulturnom Dome, Stupava, Slovakia November 2000Aesthetic Gallery, House of Culture, Stupava, Slovakia September 2000Slovak Exhibition, Cantos, Washington, DC January 2000Seton Hall University School of Law, Portraits, History of Law February 1999United Nations, Work from the Sudan October 1998Jazz Drawings, New York City Sept/October 1998Inkubus Gallery, Miami, Florida, Paintings, "Birth of Continents" May/July 1998Inkubus Gallery, Miami, Florida, Drawings, "Encyclopedia" April 1998Inkubus Gallery, Miami, Florida, Tempera Paintings March 1998Inkubus Gallery, Miami, Florida, Drawings February 1998Inkubus Gallery, Miami, Florida, Paintings February 1998Seton Hall University School of Law, Jazz Drawings November 1997Inkubus Gallery, Miami, Florida, Tempera Paintings August/Sept 1997Inkubus Gallery, Miami, Florida, Drawings May 1997Inkubus Gallery, Miami, Florida, Paintings April 1997Embassy of Slovakia, Washington, D.C. October 1996Seton Hall University School of Law, Medical Portrait Drawings May 1996Baldachino Gallery, New York City January 1996M-13 Gallery, New York May 1994Sterling Gallery, Chicago, Illinois May 1993Sterling Gallery, Chicago, Illinois December 1992M-13 Gallery, New York September 1991M-13 Gallery 1988Galerie LcCargo/Galerie Losange, Grenoble 1988Twining Gallery, New York 1988ARTE FIERE, Bologna 1987Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, NH 1986Twining Gallery, New York 1985Gallery Jean-Yves Noblet, Paris 1985Twining Gallery, New York 1984Twining Gallery, New York 1983Paul Olsen Gallery, New York 1983Twining Gallery, New York 1982Alexander Carlson Gallery, New York 1981Arthur A. Houghton Gallery, The Cooper Union, New York Group exhibitionsEdit YearExhibition 2014Matica Slovenska, "Cultural Revolutions", Martin, Slovakia October 1998United Nations, Artists From Slovakia June 1996Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection February 1995Achim Moeller Fine Art, New York September 1995Achim Moeller Fine Art, Salon des Beaux Arts, Paris May 1994Kennesaw State College, Marietta, Georgia May 1992Gallery Three Zero, New York, AMFAR benefit January 1992The Cooper Union, "Good Work" by recent alumni 1991Stuart Levy Gallery, New York 1991Twining Gallery, New York, Drawings on War 1991M-13 Gallery, New York 1990M-13 Gallery, New York 1990Stuart Levy Gallery, New York 1990Achim Moeller Fine Art, New York 1989Achim Moeller Fine Art, New York 1988Czechoslovak Society of Arts & Sciences, Washington, D.C. 1988Queens Museum, New York 1988Twining Gallery, New York 1986Gallery Two Nine One, Atlanta 1986Georgia Museum of Art, Athens 1986Twining Gallery, New York 1986The Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture, University of Tennessee 1985Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary 1985Twining Gallery,[4] New York 1984Brenda Kroos Gallery, Columbus, Ohio 1984Deborah Sharpe Gallery, New York 1984Czechoslovak Society of Arts & Sciences, Montreal 1983Paul Olsen Gallery, New York 1982Paul Olsen Gallery, New York 1981Allan Stone Gallery, New York 1981Alexander Carlson Gallery

Price: 340 USD

Location: Kingston, New York

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