Catalog summary
Anthony Benjamin Anthony Benjamin, British 1931-2002 - The Book of the Dead Part II: Egyptian Art in the Nagasaki Age; pencil on paper, 51 x 61 cm (unframed) (ARR) Provenance: with Gimpel Fils, London, GF16934 Note: the artist began his career first amongst the many Modern Artists in St. Ives, where he was encouraged to exhibit by Peter Lanyon, and later in Paris, studying at the Stanley William Hayter's highly influential Aterlier 17 studio in the late 1950s. He exhibited internationally from the 1960s, including at Gimpel Fils, London and Tate St Ives in 1999