Benn (Bencjon Rabinowicz)

[7][8] After his admission to the Union of Professional Artists of Poland in 1928, Benn started exhibiting his works in Białystok and Warsaw.

[3][8][10] In 1939, after being mobilized and discharged in Brittany, Benn sent paintings from Rennes to the Salon d'Automne exhibits and began sculpting.

[3][7][8][12][13][14] Following the Liberation in 1944, Benn returned permanently to Paris[3] and continued to exhibit his work in galleries and museums across Europe.

Upon her death, the Musée d'art sacré du Gard [fr] received an additional collection of lithographs, paintings, and medals that represented Benn's creative works and contributions.

[8] Initially inspired by Russian Constructivism, Kinetic art, and Cubism, Benn's style evolved over time.

[16][3][1] He went through a geometric period that was influenced by Wassily Kandinsky, then Symbolism; eventually he adopted a Poetic Realist style.

[8] In 1960, he published 62 psaumes et versets de la Bible, based on sketches he did while in hiding during World War II.

[8][23][24] In 1986, Benn received an international prize in recognition of donating his poster design symbolizing peace and human rights to UNESCO.

[8][25] Benn's mural entitled, "Love and Peace" (1985), was donated to UNESCO in 1987 and remains at the organization's headquarters in Paris.