“To preserve the initial impulse, I like to finish as quickly as possible. As I work, I like to build the painting to a crescendo of activity while retaining areas of rest, of inactivity.” - Claude Bentley
Claude Bentley was a painter, lithographer, muralist, and teacher born in New York City in 1915. He primarily lived and worked in Chicago. After studying at Northwestern University and the Art …
Claude Bentley was a painter, lithographer, muralist, and teacher born in New York City in 1915. He primarily lived and worked in Chicago. After studying at Northwestern University and the Art Institute of Chicago, he returned as a professor to teach at the Art Institute, as well as the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, and the North Shore Art League in Winnetka. In addition, he gave …
