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Billy Al Bengston

Billy Al Bengston

1934–2022

WA-00000265

PaintingPop ArtPost-Impressionism

Representation

None documented

8

Institutional Exhibitions

56

Works in Collection

121

Assets Indexed

14

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ4912103

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Some Contemporary Prints

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Gold

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978–1979

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Bookworks

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Los Angeles: Selections from the Art Lending Service

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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California Prints

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972

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Tamarind: Homage to Lithography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966

Field Verification (6 fields)

3 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated+1· 88%
LocationArtsy + Wikidata· 85%

Source Registry (4)

Andrew-Krepshttps://www.artsy.net/artist/billy-al-bengston
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/472
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/billy-al-bengston
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata Patch
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Billy Al Bengston yet.

Graph relationships

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Movement

Pop Art

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (56)

Night Running (Noche Corrida)

1982 · Lithograph and collage

irreg. sheet 25 7/16 x 45 1/16" (64.6 x 114.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

1970 · Polyester resin and lacquer on aluminum

55.9 × 58.5 cm (22 × 23 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rocket Dracula Tercero

Rocket Dracula Tercero

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 11 13/16 × 11 3/4" (30 × 29.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hi-Pal Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 17 9/16 × 28 7/16" (44.6 × 72.2 cm); sheet: 24 5/8 × 30 1/2" (62.6 × 77.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rocket Dracula Cuarto

Rocket Dracula Cuarto

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 11 3/4 × 11 3/4" (29.9 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rocket Dracula Quinto

Rocket Dracula Quinto

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 5 3/4 × 11 3/4" (14.6 × 29.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rocket Dracula Primero

Rocket Dracula Primero

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 11 7/8 × 23 11/16" (30.1 × 60.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rocket Dracula Segundo

Rocket Dracula Segundo

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 5 7/8 × 23 11/16" (15 × 60.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hi Hat Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 16 7/8 × 27 13/16" (42.9 × 70.7 cm); sheet: 24 5/8 × 30" (62.5 × 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rocket Dracula Sexto

Rocket Dracula Sexto

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 5 3/4 × 11 3/4" (14.6 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bostic Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 9 1/8 × 8 5/16" (23.2 × 21.1 cm); sheet (irreg.): 13 15/16 × 13 9/16" (35.4 × 34.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Players Dracula Grande

Players Dracula Grande

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 5 3/8 × 14 11/16" (13.7 × 37.3 cm); sheet: 5 3/8 × 19 1/16" (13.7 × 48.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lotus Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 13 9/16 × 13" (34.4 × 33 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Players Dracula Duodecimo

Players Dracula Duodecimo

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 5 3/8 × 4 13/16" (13.6 × 12.2 cm); sheet: 5 3/8 × 5 1/4" (13.7 × 13.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

El Reposo Dracula

El Reposo Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 6 1/2 × 6 11/16" (16.5 × 17 cm); sheet (irreg.): 13 7/8 × 13 3/8" (35.2 × 34 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hi Hat AAA Dracula

Hi Hat AAA Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 16 3/4 × 22 15/16" (42.6 × 58.2 cm); sheet: 24 5/8 × 29 15/16" (62.5 × 76.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bamby's Dracula

Bamby's Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 6 15/16 × 6 1/2" (17.6 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 14 × 13 7/16" (35.5 × 34.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Winona's Dracula

Winona's Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Executive Party Dracula

Executive Party Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 11 1/8 × 11 1/16" (28.3 × 28.1 cm); sheet (irreg.): 11 1/8 × 11 1/16" (28.3 × 28.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

King Dracula (Le Roi Dracula)

King Dracula (Le Roi Dracula)

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 21 5/8 x 21 1/2" (54.9 x 54.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Players Dracula Cuarto

Players Dracula Cuarto

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 1 5/8 × 5 1/4" (4.1 × 13.4 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 1/4" (13.8 × 13.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Oasis Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 7 7/8 × 7 1/2" (20 × 19 cm); sheet: 13 7/16 × 13" (34.2 × 33 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hollywood Hawaiian Dracula

Hollywood Hawaiian Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet (irreg.): 11 5/8 × 11 3/8" (29.5 × 28.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Paradise Dracula

Paradise Dracula

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 2 7/8 × 2 1/2" (7.3 × 6.4 cm); sheet: 15 1/16 × 14" (38.2 × 35.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

56 published of 111 catalogued · 109 with image

MoMA
55 publishedof 110 catalogued108 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Record

Images

9 assets

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Billy Al Bengston Hand-Signed 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games Poster (1982)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Alturas (1987)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Billy (1968)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Untitled Original Print by Billy Al Bengston (1980)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Billy Al Bengston, Sweet Filthy Cheat (2004)

Artsy

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Billy Al Bengston portrait 2017

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

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Relationships

6

Movements2

Pop Art Post-Impressionism

Collections4

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Artsy Freeman's|Hindman

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Freeman's|Hindman

Background

Education

Manual Arts High School

Visual Arts

Los Angeles City College

Visual Arts

California College of the Arts

Visual Arts

Otis College of Art and Design

Visual Arts

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Oct 2025	$2,000 – $3,000	Unsold
Untitled	Artsy	Oct 2025	$2,000 – $3,000	Unsold