His father monitored his education closely and it would have naturally led him to some sort of technical occupation, but his talent and propensity towards art resulted in his being allowed to pursue other interests.

After a series of jobs, among them with Boas and Ruth, his talent as an artist began to show, especially with his very large 1832 painting titled, The Jews Mourning in Exile which was featured in the Berlin art exhibition.

The picture garnered a great deal of attention, which was in part due to the deep and simple feeling and the noble composition of the piece, and finally went to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne.

In 1891, barely 13 months after his death, an estate exhibition of his works was held at the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, after his widow had previously had the œuvre presented in Berlin, his native city.

In these exhibitions, in addition to paintings, sketches and drawing studies made by Bendemann were also shown.