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KARL BENJAMIN (1925-2012)

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KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in. KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in. KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in. KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in. KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in. KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in. KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in. KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in. KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in. KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in.
KARL BENJAMIN - Untitled - oil on canvas - 50 x 38 1/4 in.
Untitled196050 x 38 1/4 in. oil on canvas
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Private Collection, Carlsbad, California

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