OLD MAN WITH PIPE - ORIGINAL SIGNED BENSON OIL ON BOARD PAINTING SIZE (34CM W 44CM H) FRAMED - VINTAGE

BENSON SIGNED PORTRAIT OF OLD BEARDED MAN OIL PAINTING ON BOARD.
IT IS VINTAGE WAS PART OF AN COLLECTION OF AN OLD LADY AND AROUND 40 TO 50 YARS OLD.
 
THIS PAINTING DEPICTS AM OLD MAN WITH HIS PIPE. HIS JACKET AND POSE GIVE THIS PAINTING A NAUTICAL FEEL TO IT.
 
THE WORK IS SIGNED ONLY BENSON BY THE ARTIST IN WHITE PAINT TO THE LOWER LEFT CORNER.
 
OLD VINTAGE WOODEN FRAME. NO GLASS AND NO HANGING BRACKET.
 
I COULD FIND A FEW PAINTINGS OF BENSON ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THE SUBJECT MATTER WAS MOSTLY OLD BEARDED MEN SMOKING A PIPE BUT THEIR WAS ALSO A COUPLE OF AMERICAN OR EUROPEAN LANDSCAPES.
 
VALUE: W EATON PAINTINGS FETCH HIGH PRICES ONLINE RANGING BETWEEN $100 (R1 500) AND $400 (R6 000). I HAVE ADDED SOME PHOTOS IN THIS REGARD. (PLEASE CONFIRM ONLINE).
 
ORIGINAL: IT IS 100 PERCENT ORIGINAL. SEE PHOTOS PLEASE.
SIZE WITH FRAME:  34,5CM WIDE 44,5CM HIGH
SIZE PAINTING: 29,5CM WIDE 39,5CM HIGH
Condition: PAINTING AND FRAME IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
 
ARTIST: BENSON
I wasn't able to find out a whole lot about "Benson".
The name might be a pseudonym, with the artist producing several similar paintings and selling them wholesale to Art Dealers or at hotel conference centers and department stores.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE THREE OTHER PAINTINGS ON WEEKEND SPECIAL ALL BY WELL KNOWN ARTISTS.