Robert Benson

1939

Robert Benson is a Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1939.

How much does a Robert Benson cost?

Robert Benson's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 1,747 USD for works on papers, and 264 USD for paintings.

What is Robert Benson's most expensive painting?

Since 2005 the record price for this artist at auction is 264 USD for Bodie Island Series: FIVE, sold at Bonhams Los Angeles in 2005.

Their work will be on exhibit at New Britain Museum of American Art on August 15, 2026. Numerous key galleries and museums such as New Britain Museum of American Art have featured Robert Benson's work in the past.

Robert Benson in the news

In MutualArt’s artist press archive, Robert Benson is featured in Kusama-Rama: Yayoi Exhibitions Open in London, New York and Berlin, a piece from The Art Newspaper in April 2021.

At Auction

Notable Lots

"Little water-fall"

By Robert Benson

"Flower-Bag"

By Robert Benson

Bodie Island Series: FIVE - Robert Benson

Bodie Island Series: FIVE , 1976

By Robert Benson

-56%

below mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

A realistic painting of a figure in white clothing and dark stockings.

Red toothbrusch , 1982

By Robert Benson

Vätterbygden Auction House

Great Britain. "Mick Jagger". Signed

By Robert Benson

-57%

below mid-estimate

Metropol Auctions

Bodie Island Series Two 1976 Xerox 10 Feb 77

By Robert Benson

+6%

above mid-estimate

World Auction Gallery

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Nor'Easter: The 56th Annual Juried Members Exhibition

New Britain Museum of American Art

New Britain | Connecticut | USA

Aug 15, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Becky Evans & Robert Benson: Renewal

Morris Graves Museum of Art

Eureka | California | USA

Aug 30, 2025 - Oct 05, 2025

Nor'Easter: The 55th Annual Juried Members Exhibition

New Britain Museum of American Art

New Britain | Connecticut | USA

Aug 07, 2025 - Sep 07, 2025

Articles

Kusama-Rama: Yayoi Exhibitions Open in London, New York and Berlin

The Art Newspaper Apr 23, 2021

We take a deep dive into the Japanese artist's polka dots, pumpkins and infinity rooms as major shows open at Tate Modern, Gropius Bau and the New York Botanical Garden. This week on the now award-winning The Week in Art podcast: Kusama-rama. We take a deep dive into Yayoi...