Description
Untitled Landscape-Beni Kosh-1970 Oil Painting on Wood Panel
An unframed landscape oil painting on wood panel by Beni E.Kosh, born Charles Elmer Harris (1917-1993). The work is signed and dated 1970and is from the Beni Kosh Collection, bearing the collection stamp and number381 on the verso.
Beni E. Kosh was a Cleveland-based African American artistwho worked across abstraction, figuration, social realism, surrealism, andmodernist composition. Born Charles Elmer Harris, he later changed his name toBeni E. Kosh, meaning “Son of Ethiopia,” in connection with his AfricanAmerican heritage. He studied with Paul Travis at the Cleveland Institute ofArt and was associated with the Sho Nuff Art Group and Karamu House. Kosh madevarious works connected to Cleveland, the Rust Belt, and African Americanheritage. His work was largely rediscovered near the end of his life and afterhis death.
This painting depicts a rural landscape with rolling greenhills, a winding road, small buildings, trees, and distant dark hills beneath apale sky. The composition uses expressive brushwork, textured paintapplication, and a green and earth-toned palette with light blue, yellow,white, and pink accents.
The painting is in fair condition. There are edge and cornerwear and damage, surface wear, soiling, and age-related wear throughout.Unframed. Please refer to the pictures for condition.
Details: • Medium: Oil on wood panel • Artist: Beni E. Kosh / Charles Elmer Harris • Title: Untitled Landscape • Date: 1970 • Style: Landscape / modernist landscape • Marks: Signed and dated 1970; Beni Kosh Collection stamp and number 381 onverso • Provenance: – Private collection, CuyahogaFalls, Ohio – Rachel Davis Fine Arts • Framing: Unframed • Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 in • Condition Report: Fair condition; edge and corner wear and damage, surfacewear, soiling, and age-related wear; unframed
Disclaimer: I have conducted thorough research to ensure the accuracy and authenticity ofthis work to the best of my ability. However, it is sold as is, with noguarantees or warranties regarding its provenance or historical attribution.
