Bidspirit auction | Howard Besnia: Apres Degas

Howard Besnia: Apres Degas - Howard Besnia (American, 1921-2014): Apres Degas, 2003. An artist's tribute to the work of Degas. Pastel on paper, signed, dated, and titled lower left, framed. Howard Besnia was a prolific painter and printsman known for his eclectic oeuvre and his handmade books. Beginning as a cartographer for the United States Army in 1994, he soon became the staff artist for many USO clubs, producing caricatures and portraits of the troops After subsequent training at the Corcoran School of Art, Clark University and Yale University, Besnia went on to chair the art department at Fitchburg State University for decades.