Ben Shahn ( 1898 - 1969 ) was an American Social Realism painter. Ben Shahn s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices greatly surpassing estimated prices, varying from 144 USD for Study of a young nude woman in 2002 to a remarkable record 262400 USD for Scabbies are Welcome in 2006 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.