Billy Al Bengston

(American, 1934–2022)

Billy Al Bengston was a contemporary American artist perhaps best known for his radical use of the aesthetics of Californian “Kustom Kar” and motorcycle culture of the late 1950s. Working in both painting and sculpture, his psychedelically colorful works feature mandala-like shapes with imagery derived from symbols, chevrons, and iris flowers. Bengston often used the industrial tools of custom car makers, particularly spray paint and lacquer applied to sheets of aluminum. Born on June 7, 1934 in Dodge City, KA, the artist studied under Richard Diebenkorn and Saburo Hasegawa at the California College of Arts and Crafts before moving to Los Angeles. There, Bengston began showing at the famed Ferus Gallery and established himself as part of a group that rejected the stereotype of the artist as a tormented individual, alongside famed Californian artists like John McCracken, Robert Irwin, and Ed Ruscha. Today, his works can be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Cleveland Museum of Art, among others.

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Billy Al Bengston (421 results)
February Watercolor ADn.2, 1988

Billy Al Bengston

February Watercolor ADn.2, 1988

Sale Date: November 27, 2012

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Business Cards (book w/ 20 works, small..., 1968

Billy Al Bengston and Ed Ruscha

Business Cards (book w/ 20 works, small..., 1968

Sale Date: May 21, 2010

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Honolulu, 1980

Billy Al Bengston

Honolulu, 1980

Sale Date: September 25, 2012

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Untitled, 1958

Billy Al Bengston

Untitled, 1958

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Untitled, 1962

Billy Al Bengston

Untitled, 1962

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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JW Screen, 1966

Billy Al Bengston

JW Screen, 1966

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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JW Screen, 1966

Billy Al Bengston

JW Screen, 1966

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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El Aguila Dracula, 1973

Billy Al Bengston

El Aguila Dracula, 1973

Sale Date: September 21, 2012

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Untitled, 2000

Billy Al Bengston

Untitled, 2000

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

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Untitled, 1980

Billy Al Bengston

Untitled, 1980

Sale Date: June 10, 2012

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Untitled, 1982

Billy Al Bengston

Untitled, 1982

Sale Date: June 10, 2012

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Ka'ao Water, 1983

Billy Al Bengston

Ka'ao Water, 1983

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Tom, 1968

Billy Al Bengston

Tom, 1968

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Guaymas Dracula, 1972

Billy Al Bengston

Guaymas Dracula, 1972

Sale Date: June 8, 2012

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Flame of the Barbary Coast II, 1990

Billy Al Bengston

Flame of the Barbary Coast II, 1990

Sale Date: May 21, 2012

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Tom, 1968–1969

Billy Al Bengston

Tom, 1968–1969

Sale Date: April 28, 2012

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Plato de Moreno (from a suite of 60), 1982

Billy Al Bengston

Plato de Moreno (from a suite of 60), 1982

Sale Date: May 6, 2012

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Honolulu, 1982

Billy Al Bengston

Honolulu, 1982

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Untitled (Honolulu) (+ another; 2 works), 1982

Billy Al Bengston

Untitled (Honolulu) (+ another; 2 works), 1982

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Untitled, 1975

Billy Al Bengston

Untitled, 1975

Sale Date: August 9, 2009

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Dog, planet & plane no. 1 (+ 2 others; 3..., 1988

Billy Al Bengston

Dog, planet & plane no. 1 (+ 2 others; 3..., 1988

Sale Date: March 21, 2011

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Figure with dog (+ Dog with shoes; 2 works), 1988

Billy Al Bengston

Figure with dog (+ Dog with shoes; 2 works), 1988

Sale Date: March 21, 2011

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Untitled, 1991

Billy Al Bengston

Untitled, 1991

Sale Date: December 11, 2011

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T5, 1971

Billy Al Bengston

T5, 1971

Sale Date: November 22, 2011

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