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The growth of an art appraiser expert : Jerry Bengis? I have two long time professions- art appraiser and owned the largest sign company in Miami for many years – I am working as a consultant in signs- how do I use both? I am also in the sign business for over 45 years—I owned Bengis Signs in Miami and am now a principle in Graphplex Signs in Hollywood. I have made most of the most important signs in Florida like all the Coppertone Signs and the first 700 Burger King signs and all the Pollo Tropical signs at the onset. I also one of the foremost authorities on Salvador Dali in the world.

What clients say about Jerry Bengis : I have known Jerry Bengis since 2000. Mr. Bengis has a great knowledge of the Modern Master print market, specifically Dali, Chagall, and Picasso. He has been a teacher and mentor to all the appraisers in south Florida. He is the person to go with the most difficult questions about Dali, Chagall, and Picasso. I am grateful for his help over the years. Jerry is ethical, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. I would confidently recommend him to any of my Clients. I appreciate him as a colleague, teacher, and friend.

Field, Albert (1916-2003) Salvador Dali’s official archivist published “The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali” in 1996. Read more… Giclee is the process of making fine art prints using a computer source and an inkjet printer. Archival – fade resistant – inks are used and prints can be on canvas as well as paper. Gouache is a matte water color paint made opaque by the addition of gum arabic., a chalky filler. This also refers to the techinique of painting with this medium. Guarro is fine drawing paper made in Guarro, Spain.

In addition to being trained in many areas of art, Jerry Bengis ranks as an international authority on Salvador Dali’s work. He has examined thousands of pieces and has never had a Dali piece returned to him nor faced challenges from insurance companies, which have recommended him for repeat business. Frank Hunter; the successor to Albert Field, the archivist for Salvador Dali Prints and author of The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, hired Jerry Bengis to evaluate and appraise pieces donated to the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. He has curated museum shows in Fort Lauderdale and Las Vegas celebrating the artist.

Constructivism was a Russian movement in art and architecture from 1919 which viewed art as part and conveyance of social revolution. Contemporary Art generally refers to art produced since World War II. Cubism developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque based on some ideas of Paul Cézanne. An important art movement developed from 1906 until 1914 in France and spread throughout Europe. It represents all the surfaces of depicted objects in a single flat plane as if all sides of the objects are visible from the same point of view.

Jerry’s main business of which he is extremely proud is the family’s neon sign business, Benngis Signs. You might be familiar with the most iconic sign of them all – the Coppertone Girl. In fact that sign was recently given an historic designation and became the first sign in Florida to receive such a designation. Mr. Bengis enrolled at the University of Miami, where he earned an award in statistics and secured a bachelor of business administration. He also studied at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. While there, he competed on the school’s baseball team. Find additional info on Jerry Bengis.