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Rachel Ben (American, active in early 21st century). "Specimen #2," n.d. "Specimen # 4," 2006. Acrylic on wood. Artist signature with title on verso of both. Date on verso of "Specimen #4." A fascinating pair of paintings by Rachel Ben entitled "Specimen #2" and "Specimen # 4," each portraying a beetle viewed from above and surrounded by a light green circle with a brown border on a black ground. Perhaps intended as scientific studies, the insects are carefully depicted with impressive details, displaying skillfully delineated elytra, legs, thoraces, heads, and antennae. An intriguing entomological exercise, each fit with a black, tongue-and-dart frame and signed on the verso. Size of largest painting ("Specimen #4"): 2.25" W x 2.5" H (5.7 cm x 6.4 cm) Size of frame: 4.25" W x 4.5" H (10.8 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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  • Condition: Artist signature with title on verso of both. Date on verso of "Specimen #4." Each fit with black wood frame with suspension ribbon on verso for display. "Specimen # 2" has minor chip on right side of frame. Both have a few miniscule nicks, but are otherwise in excellent condition with vibrant pigments.

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