Historical Results
![#1032.1 ~ Benca - Peacock's Tail #1032.1 ~ Benca - Peacock's Tail](images/upload/auction_images/20160507/medium/1032_1.jpg)
![#1032.1 ~ Benca - Peacock's Tail #1032.1 ~ Benca - Peacock's Tail](/images/upload/auction_images/20160507/small/1032_1.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Peacock's Tail
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1985
Size 48.5 x 72 in. / 123.2 x 182.9 cm.
Notes
signed verso; titled and dated on gallery label verso; unframed; small tear noted in centre [approximately 0.25 inches]
Provenance
Twining Gallery, New York, label verso; ex-collection Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$500-$700
![#404 ~ Benca - Untitled - Sirens of the Blue Danube #1/1 #404 ~ Benca - Untitled - Sirens of the Blue Danube #1/1](images/upload/auction_images/20160417/medium/404.jpg)
![#404 ~ Benca - Untitled - Sirens of the Blue Danube #1/1 #404 ~ Benca - Untitled - Sirens of the Blue Danube #1/1](/images/upload/auction_images/20160417/small/404.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Untitled - Sirens of the Blue Danube #1/1
Media etching on paper
Dated
1981
Size 29.5 x 23.5 in. / 74.9 x 59.7 cm.
Notes
signed and dated in plate lower left; signed, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
ex-collection Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
![#405 ~ Benca - Grammar of Ornaments #405 ~ Benca - Grammar of Ornaments](images/upload/auction_images/20160417/medium/405.jpg)
![#405 ~ Benca - Grammar of Ornaments #405 ~ Benca - Grammar of Ornaments](/images/upload/auction_images/20160417/small/405.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Grammar of Ornaments
Media mixed media on paper
Dated
1986
Size 30 x 39.75 in. / 76.2 x 101 cm.
Notes
signed and dated upper left; stamped lower left; bears title on gallery label verso; framed
Provenance
Twining Gallery, New York, label verso; ex-collection Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
![#406 ~ Benca - Metamorphosis #406 ~ Benca - Metamorphosis](images/upload/auction_images/20160417/medium/406.jpg)
![#406 ~ Benca - Metamorphosis #406 ~ Benca - Metamorphosis](/images/upload/auction_images/20160417/small/406.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Metamorphosis
Media oil and pencil on acetate
Dated
1984
Size 24.25 x 17.25 in. / 61.6 x 43.8 cm.
Notes
unsigned; bears artist's name, title, and date on gallery label verso; framed
Provenance
Twining Gallery, New York, label verso; ex-collection Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#407 ~ Benca - Untitled - Reclining Figure #407 ~ Benca - Untitled - Reclining Figure](images/upload/auction_images/20160417/medium/407.jpg)
![#407 ~ Benca - Untitled - Reclining Figure #407 ~ Benca - Untitled - Reclining Figure](/images/upload/auction_images/20160417/small/407.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Untitled - Reclining Figure
Media mixed media on paper
Dated
1984
Size 23 x 17.5 in. / 58.4 x 44.4 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Twining Gallery, New York, label verso; ex-collection Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#408 ~ Benca - Untitled - Posing Figure #408 ~ Benca - Untitled - Posing Figure](images/upload/auction_images/20160417/medium/408.jpg)
![#408 ~ Benca - Untitled - Posing Figure #408 ~ Benca - Untitled - Posing Figure](/images/upload/auction_images/20160417/small/408.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Untitled - Posing Figure
Media mixed media on paper
Dated
1984
Size 23 x 17.5 in. / 58.4 x 44.4 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed with archival mat
Provenance
ex-collection Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#205 ~ Benca - Thunderbird #205 ~ Benca - Thunderbird](images/upload/auction_images/20151108/medium/205.jpg)
![#205 ~ Benca - Thunderbird #205 ~ Benca - Thunderbird](/images/upload/auction_images/20151108/small/205.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Thunderbird
Media oil and enamel on canvas
Dated
1986
Size 75 x 117.5 x 1 in. / 190.5 x 298.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
LOT OF TWO; unsigned; bears artist's name, title and date on gallery label verso; diptych, each panel measuring [75 x 57.5 in, 75 x 60 inches]; unframed
Provenance
ex-collection, Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500
![#206 ~ Benca - Aztecs #206 ~ Benca - Aztecs](images/upload/auction_images/20151108/medium/206.jpg)
![#206 ~ Benca - Aztecs #206 ~ Benca - Aztecs](/images/upload/auction_images/20151108/small/206.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Aztecs
Media oil on canvas
Dated
1985
Size 28.5 x 44.5 x 1 in. / 72.4 x 113 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed upper left; titled and dated on gallery label verso; framed
Provenance
Twining Gallery, New York, label verso; ex-collection, Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,500
![#405 ~ Benca - Centre of Reflection #405 ~ Benca - Centre of Reflection](images/upload/auction_images/20151108/medium/405.jpg)
![#405 ~ Benca - Centre of Reflection #405 ~ Benca - Centre of Reflection](/images/upload/auction_images/20151108/small/405.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Centre of Reflection
Media pastel on paper
Dated
1986
Size 21 x 30.75 x 1 in. / 53.3 x 78.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated upper left; titled on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Twining Gallery, New York, label verso; ex-collection, Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500
![#406 ~ Benca - Untitled - Abstract Female Figure #406 ~ Benca - Untitled - Abstract Female Figure](images/upload/auction_images/20151108/medium/406.jpg)
![#406 ~ Benca - Untitled - Abstract Female Figure #406 ~ Benca - Untitled - Abstract Female Figure](/images/upload/auction_images/20151108/small/406.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Untitled - Abstract Female Figure
Media gouache and watercolour on paper
Dated
1986
Size 18 x 24 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; titled and dated on gallery label verso; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Twining Gallery, New York, label verso; ex-collection, Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#407 ~ Benca - Pictogramic Forms #407 ~ Benca - Pictogramic Forms](images/upload/auction_images/20151108/medium/407.jpg)
![#407 ~ Benca - Pictogramic Forms #407 ~ Benca - Pictogramic Forms](/images/upload/auction_images/20151108/small/407.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Pictogramic Forms
Media gouache and watercolour on paper
Dated
1986
Size 18 x 24 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower left; titled and dated on gallery label verso; framed
Provenance
Twining Gallery, New York, label verso; ex-collection, Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#408 ~ Benca - Untitled - Male Figures #408 ~ Benca - Untitled - Male Figures](images/upload/auction_images/20151108/medium/408.jpg)
![#408 ~ Benca - Untitled - Male Figures #408 ~ Benca - Untitled - Male Figures](/images/upload/auction_images/20151108/small/408.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Untitled - Male Figures
Media mixed media on paper
Size 23 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 58.4 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
unsigned; framed with archival mat
Provenance
ex-collection, Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#409 ~ Benca - Untitled - Ulysses Series No.3 #1/1 #409 ~ Benca - Untitled - Ulysses Series No.3 #1/1](images/upload/auction_images/20151108/medium/409.jpg)
![#409 ~ Benca - Untitled - Ulysses Series No.3 #1/1 #409 ~ Benca - Untitled - Ulysses Series No.3 #1/1](/images/upload/auction_images/20151108/small/409.jpg)
Artist Adolf Benca
Title Untitled - Ulysses Series No.3 #1/1
Media etching on paper
Dated
1980
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
ex-collection, Bumper Development Corporation, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250