THOMAS W. BENTON (1930-2007) THE CHANGING NATURE OF MAN / CHANGING THE NATURE OF MAN. 1971.
25 1/2x19 3/4 inches, 64 3/4x49 1/2 cm.
Condition A. Hand-signed and numbered 17/100 by the artist in pencil. Silkscreen. Paper. Framed.
This image originally appeared in a serigraph Benton designed in 1969 with the title Life Cell III. "His prints [were produced] in limited, unnumbered runs" (Benton p. 8); they "were distinctive given his commitment to formalism, an infrequent choice amongst activist artists and likely a carryover from his earlier architectural training" (ibid). "Benton's frequent use of the circle was a natural progression from his study of Eastern Art. The circle, with its implied perfection, becomes a consistent element in his later work" (Benton p. 123). Although Benton lived in Aspen for over forty years, his designs for the YPO Humanities Seminars have not yet been identified with his body of work. rare.