Thomas Hart Benton Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, Illustrator, b. 1889 - d. 1975

Artist Thomas Hart Benton was one of the leaders of the American Regionalism art movement. He, Grant Wood, and John Curry changed how people viewed art subjects. These artists painted everyday people representing the American way of life. Artist Thomas Hart Benton's The Sources of Country Music is one of his most recognized murals. Other memorable works are America Today, Indiana Murals, and Persephone.

Benton attended the Art Institute of Chicago and studied in Paris. Thomas Hart Benton's prints illustrate American life in the West and South. His subjects were often farm workers, factory employees, and home-and-hearth scenes. Many consider him the leader of the American Regionalism Movement. Thomas Hart Benton's artwork contrasted light and dark and used intense colors to express movement. Explore other fascinating landscape prints for sale online to include in your home gallery.  

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  • Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975)
    Jul. 17, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    'Spring Plowing.' Lithograph. 1939. Signed on the bottom right. Includes GCM watermark on sheet. Image area: 12 1/2 x 10"; Frame: 16 3/4 x 18 3/4" (overall). Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) The Boy 1948 The lithograph published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 250 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and listed as Fath catalog number 72. An original AAA label is present verso. Benton's comments in Fath read: 'Done for myself as study for a painting edition sold to A.A.A. 'Ozark boy setting out from home - to go to school or to find work. The folks and his horse say 'good bye.'' Image measures 10.5 x 14.75, sheet is 11.25 x 15.75, and frame is 16.75H x 20.75W inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $1,800 - $2,400

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Shallow Creek 1939 The lithograph published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 250 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and listed as Fath catalog number 32. Benton's comments in Fath read: ''Original drawings of Ozark creek made in 1938. A painting the same year. This is my son wading across. Litho was made in '39 I believe. This picture is very characteristic of the small clear water creeks of the Ozarks. Painting in possession of Marguard family of Boston.'' Image size 14.25 x 9.5, sheet measures 16 x 11.25, the frame is 20.75H x 16.75W inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $1,800 - $2,400

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Island Hay 1945 The lithograph from an edition of 250 prints published by Associated American Artists is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower left and titled verso by the original AAA publisher's label. This is a nice, dark impression. Fath catalog number 68. Benton's comments in Fath read: Drawing was made on Marthas Vinyard in the middle twenties. Scythe cutting of hay was common there at the time - and is still resorted to for small patches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $1,800 - $2,400

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Gateside Conversation 1946 The lithograph published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 250 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and listed as Fath catalog number 69. Benton's comments in the Fath catalog raisonne read: ''From a drawing made in southern Louisiana in the early 40s. A painting of this subject is owned by John Paxton of Ft. Worth, Texas.'' Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $1,800 - $2,400

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) A Drink of Water 1937 The lithograph published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 250 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and listed as Fath catalog number 15. This fine and clean example has been archivally matted and framed in a sharp modern black molding. Benton's comments in Fath read: ''Ozark hill scene, made from a drawing. The house is abandoned, but the well is still usable. Many such Ozark farms have been abandoned and the land turned into pasture. In some areas the forest is returning.'' Image measures 10 x 14.5 with a framed size of 19.75H x 22.75W inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $2,000 - $2,500

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Loading Corn [a.k.a. Shucking Corn] 1945 The lithograph published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 250 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and listed as Fath catalog number 65. This fine and clean example has been archivally matted and framed in a sharp modern black molding. Benton's comments in Fath read: 'Autumn in Missouri. To be seen on most hill farms. The problem with these subjects is not to find them but to find them in a pictorially workable setting.' Image measures 9.5 x 12.75 with a framed size of 19.5H x 22.5W inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $2,000 - $2,500

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Photographing the Bull 1950 The lithograph from an edition of 500 prints published by Twayne Publishers, New York is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right, Fath number 75. The sheet displays a fragment of the Rives watermark, and the publisher's blindstamp near numbering 85 of 500. Benton's comments on the image in Fath read: Study made while preparing the mural 'Achelous and Hercules' for the Harzfeld Store in K.C. This shows an attempt to get a young bull to stand on a show carpet for this photograph. Image measures 12 x 16, sheet is 16 x 19.75, and frame is 18.25H x 21W inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PEN AND INK STUDY
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PEN AND INK STUDY

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Untitled Male Figure Study The pen and ink image male form is signed in pencil lower right front. Image measures 12 x 6.5 with a framed size of 21H x 17W inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $7,000 - $9,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Morning Train (a.k.a. The Station) 1929 Benton's first lithograph, circulated by Delphic Studios in an edition of only 110 prints or fewer, is signed by the artist in pencil lower right, and titled lower left near an entry stating that it is number 51 of 100. Printed on BFK watermark paper. Listed as lithograph number 1 in the Creekmore Fath catalog raisonne with the alternate titles of Oklahoma, Edge of the Plains and Train in the Station. The number of prints pulled for this edition has been listed at 100 by some sources and 110 by others (including Creekmore Fath). Whatever the number, there is some speculation that the edition may not have been fully realized. Online records document fewer than 10 examples of this image at auction since 1988, compared to Benton's other top, most sought after images also said to be in editions of 100 which have appeared more than twenty times in this same period. This example is by far the best to be offered by this firm. The condition is exceptional, complete, very clean, not laid down, and the impression is dark with nice subtleties. Benton's remarks: First lithograph. From a drawing made at Enid Oklahoma in 1926 when I made a trip in a Model T Ford from Springfield, MO. to Taos, N.M. stopping on the way at the new oil towns of the Texas panhandle. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 27, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $8,000 - $10,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Huck Finn 1936 The lithograph printed on GCM watermark paper is from an edition of 100 prints published by Associated American Artists and is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right, titled verso by the original AAA publisher's label, listed as Fath #12. Benton's comments in Fath read: ''Every two or three years I reread Mark Twains great saga from start to finish, finding it as fresh as when I first read it. ''With the spirits of Huck and Jim pushing me I have been up and down the Mississippi many times. Though I travelled on big boats rather than intimately by raft I like to believe I've caught glimpses of them. It's certain they're still there behind some island or up some creek.'' Image measures 16.25 x 21.5, sheet size 19 x 23.75, the frame is 23H x 27.5W inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON, American 1889-1975, "Old Man Reading", lithograph on paper, 10 x 12 1/4 in. (25.4 x 31.1 cm.), Frame: 17 3/4 x 21 3/4 x 1 in. (45.1 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm.)
    Jun. 26, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON, American 1889-1975, "Old Man Reading", lithograph on paper, 10 x 12 1/4 in. (25.4 x 31.1 cm.), Frame: 17 3/4 x 21 3/4 x 1 in. (45.1 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm.)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    THOMAS HART BENTON American, 1889-1975 "Old Man Reading" lithograph on paper signed in pencil lower right "Benton", signed in the plate lower right "Benton"

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) Edge of Town.
    Jun. 26, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) Edge of Town.

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) Edge of Town. Lithograph, 1938. 225x273 mm; 8⅞x10¾ inches, wide margins. Edition of 250. Signed in pencil, lower right. Published by Associated American Artists, New York. Fath 22.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) Drink of Water.
    Jun. 26, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) Drink of Water.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) Drink of Water. Lithograph, 1937. 365x255 mm; 14½x10 inches, full margins. Edition of 250. Signed in pencil, lower right. Published by Associated American Artists, New York. Fath 15.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) Wreck of the Ol'97.
    Jun. 26, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) Wreck of the Ol'97.

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) Wreck of the Ol'97. Lithograph, 1944. 262x380 mm; 10⅜x15 inches, full margins. Edition of 250. Signed in pencil, lower right. Published by Associated American Artists, New York. Fath 63.

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) White Calf.
    Jun. 26, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) White Calf.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889 - 1975) White Calf. Lithograph, 1945. 253x324 mm; 10x12⅞ inches, wide margins. Edition of 250. Signed in pencil, lower right. Published by Associated American Artists, New York. Fath 67.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Three Works: The Smoker; together with Two Sketches of a Nude (3)
    Jun. 24, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Three Works: The Smoker; together with Two Sketches of a Nude (3)

    Est: $2,500 - $4,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Three Works: The Smoker; together with Two Sketches of a Nude (3) pencil on paper each: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6cm) The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This lot is located in Philadelphia.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton, Four First Editions, Two Signed
    Jun. 22, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton, Four First Editions, Two Signed

    Est: $400 - $600

    1) "Thomas Hart Benton", Matthew Baigell, Harry N Abrams, Inc., New York, 1973 1st Edition, given and signed by artist to the consignor in his Kansas City home after dinner.   2) "The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton", Creekmore Fath, University of Texas Press, Auston, 1969 1st Edition, inscribed and signed by artist, a gift of the author, our consignor's colleague doing political work in 1970. 3) "Thomas Hart Benton - An American Original", Henry Adams, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1989 (1st Edition), 4) "The Thomas Hart Benton Mural in the Missouri State Capitol", Nancy Edelman, Missouri State Council on the Arts, 1975 (1st Edition).

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON LANDSCAPE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
    Jun. 21, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON LANDSCAPE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    Manner of Thomas Hart Benton watercolor on paper depicting a landscape. Signed and dated 1937 lower left. Holds label to verso. Mounted to cardboard. Measures 25 1/4" x 18 3/8".

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON 'FARMER'S DAUGHTER' LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 21, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON 'FARMER'S DAUGHTER' LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $400 - $600

    Thomas Hart Benton 'The Farmer's Daughter' offset lithograph. Pencil signed lower right. Mounted. Measures 11 1/4" x 8 3/8".

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON 'TEN POUND HAMMER' OFFSET LITHO
    Jun. 21, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON 'TEN POUND HAMMER' OFFSET LITHO

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Thomas Hart Benton 'Ten Pound Hammer' offset lithograph. Signed in the plate lower left and lower right. Viewable measures 18" x 12". Frame measures 29 1/2" x 23 3/4".

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON 'HOMEWARD BOUND' LITHOGRAPH
    Jun. 21, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON 'HOMEWARD BOUND' LITHOGRAPH

    Est: $600 - $800

    Thomas Hart Benton 'Homeward Bound' aka 'The Race' offset lithograph. Signed in the plate lower right. Viewable measures 13 3/4" x 9 3/4". Frame measures 21 3/4" x 17 3/4".

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON 'PRODIGAL SON' SIGNED LITHO
    Jun. 21, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON 'PRODIGAL SON' SIGNED LITHO

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Thomas Hart Benton 'Prodigal Son' offset lithograph. Pencil signed lower right. Viewable measures 10 1/4" x 8 1/8". Frame measures 17" x 13 3/4".

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  • THOMAS HART BENTON 'RAINY DAY' SIGNED LITHO
    Jun. 21, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON 'RAINY DAY' SIGNED LITHO

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Thomas Hart Benton 'Rainy Day' offset lithograph. Pencil signed lower right. Viewable measures 11" x 8 1/8". Frame measures 16 3/4" x 13 3/4".

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Investigation" Lithograph (1937)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Investigation" Lithograph (1937)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Investigation, 1937 Lithograph on paper 12 3/4" x 9 1/2" (image) Edition of 193 Pencil-signed to the bottom right corner. Circulated by Associated American Artists (AAA), New York. The glazed frame measures 16 1/2" x 19 3/4". Benton comments in Fath: "Drawings of the flood of '37 -- Ohio & Mississippi were commissioned by Kansas City Star and St. Louis Post Dispatch. The area -- south east Missouri, sometimes called swamp east, and the bootheel. This lithograph, originally called 'Investigation' was made from one of the '37 flood drawings." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1969/ 2001, 17.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Haystack" Lithograph (1938)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Haystack" Lithograph (1938)

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Haystack, 1938 Lithograph on paper 13" x 10 1/2" (image) Edition of 250 Pencil-signed to the bottom right corner. Circulated by Associated American Artists (AAA), New York. The glazed frame measures 17" x 19 3/4". Benton comments in Fath: "Date of drawing 1928. Building a hay stack on a North Carolina hill farm. There is a painting of this subject, owner unknown to me." [The painting is now in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.] Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1969/ 2001, 21.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Planting" Lithograph (1939)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Planting" Lithograph (1939)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Planting, 1939 Lithograph on paper 9 1/4" x 14" Edition of 250 Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. Alternatively titled Spring Plowing. Circulated by Associated American Artists (New York), still housed in its original AAA-issued frame, measuring 17" x 21". Of Planting, Benton wrote: “From a drawing made in southern Arkansas in 1938. The man plows, the woman sows. Common enough scene up to very lately -- maybe it is still to be found. Old ways don't die easily." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, 1979, 28.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Gateside Conversation" Lithograph (1946)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Gateside Conversation" Lithograph (1946)

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Gateside Conversation, 1946 Lithograph on paper 10" x 14" Edition of 250 Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. Circulated by Associated American Artists. The glazed frame measures 17 1/2" x 21 1/2". Of Gateside Conversation, Benton wrote: “From a drawing made in southern Louisiana in the early 40s. A painting of this subject is owned by John Paxton of Ft. Worth, Texas." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, 1979, 69.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Approaching Storm" Lithograph (1938)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Approaching Storm" Lithograph (1938)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Approaching Storm, 1938 Lithograph on paper 13" x 9 3/4" (image) Edition of 200 Pencil-signed to the bottom right corner. Commissioned and distributed by The Print Club of Cleveland (Ohio). The glazed frame measures 17" x 20". Benton comments in Fath: "Hill plowing in North Carolina. Drawing and painting of subject done in 1938. Painting was sold by A.A.A. in 1939. Litho is much like painting. Do not know present location of painting." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1969/ 2001, 25.

    Circle Auction
  • Thomas Hart Benton "Sorghum Mill" Lithograph (1969)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Sorghum Mill" Lithograph (1969)

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Sorghum Mill, 1969 Lithograph on paper 13 3/4" x 9 3/4" (image) Edition of 250 Pencil-signed to the bottom right corner. Circulated by Associated American Artists (AAA), New York. The glazed frame measures 16 1/2" x 20 3/4". Benton comments in Fath: "These mule powered mills used to be common all over the Ozarks. Now gas engines have largely replaced the mules. I found this old time mill in operation in Newton County, Arkansas, in 1969." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1969/ 2001, 81.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Self-Portrait" Lithograph (1972)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Self-Portrait" Lithograph (1972)

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Self-Portrait, 1972 Lithograph on Rives BFK paper 19 3/4" x 14" Edition of 300 Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. The glazed frame measures 27" x 20 3/4". Of Self-Portrait, Benton commented: "This is a study, from the mirror image, of an old artist, "Grandaddy Benton" as all the kids call me. I had a belly when I did it but after building a stone retaining wall, 65 feet long and in some places 10 feet high, on our place in Martha's Vineyard, I got rid of it. It hasn't come back." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, 1979, 84.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Spring Tryout" Lithograph (1943)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Spring Tryout" Lithograph (1943)

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Spring Tryout, 1943 Lithograph on paper 9 1/2" x 13 3/4" Edition of 250 Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. Circulated by Associated American Artists. The glazed frame measures 17 1/4" x 21 1/4". Of Spring Tryout, Benton wrote: “From a painting made in the middle forties. Represents an incident of my boyhood when another boy and myself took an old horse out one early spring day for a ride. He got frisky and I slid off his tail." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, 1979, 61.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "New England Farm" Lithograph (1951)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "New England Farm" Lithograph (1951)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) New England Farm, 1951 Lithograph on paper 14" x 9" (image) Edition of 300 Pencil-signed to the bottom right corner. Commissioned and circulated by The Friends of Art of Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS). The glazed frame measures 16 3/4" x 21 3/4". Benton comments in Fath: "This is a haying scene on the Martha's Vineyard farm of Denys Wortman, famous N.Y. newspaper cartoonist." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1969/ 2001, 76.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Prodigal Son" Lithograph (1939)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Prodigal Son" Lithograph (1939)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Prodigal Son, 1939 Lithograph on paper 13 1/4" x 10" (image) Edition of 250 Pencil-signed to the bottom right corner. Circulated by Associated American Artists (AAA), New York. The glazed frame measures 17" x 19 3/4". Benton comments in Fath: "Study for a painting -- owned by Dallas Museum. Picture of the belated return of the 'son.' The house was at the foot of Boston Hill in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard. It has long since hit the ground." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1969/ 2001, 29.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Fire in the Barnyard" Lithograph (1944)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Fire in the Barnyard" Lithograph (1944)

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Fire in the Barnyard, 1944 Lithograph on paper 8 3/4" x 13 1/2" Edition of 250 Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. Circulated by Associated American Artists. The glazed frame measures 16 1/2" x 20 3/4". Of Fire in the Barnyard, Benton wrote: “This picture was made from a memory of my childhood. My grandfather 'Pappy' Wise had a cotton farm a few miles, 5 or 6, out of Waxahachie, Texas and one night when I was about 7 or 8 yrs old a great light appeared in the sky. It was so great that speculation about the end of the world was bruited about among the grown folks at the farm. As it turned out a straw stack had caught fire on an adjoining farm and some small tool sheds and part of a fence was burned. We all visited the place next morning and heard tell of how the farmer and his sons had got the scared horses out of the barn. Such things are immensely impressive to young'uns." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, 1979, 64.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Ten Pound Hammer" Lithograph (1967)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Ten Pound Hammer" Lithograph (1967)

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Ten Pound Hammer, 1967 Lithograph on paper 9 3/4" x 13 3/4" (image) Edition of 300 Pencil-signed to the bottom right corner. The glazed frame measures 21 3/4" x 17 3/4". Benton comments in Fath: "Old story of my youth -- before the steam hammer beat out John Henry." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1969/ 2001, 79.

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  • Thomas Hart Benton "Planting" Lithograph (1939)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Planting" Lithograph (1939)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Planting, 1939 Lithograph on paper 9 1/4" x 14" Edition of 250 Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. Alternatively titled Spring Plowing. Circulated by Associated American Artists (New York). The glazed frame measures 17 3/4" x 20 1/2". Of Planting, Benton wrote: “From a drawing made in southern Arkansas in 1938. The man plows, the woman sows. Common enough scene up to very lately -- maybe it is still to be found. Old ways don't die easily." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, 1979, 28.

    Circle Auction
  • Thomas Hart Benton "Threshing" Lithograph (1941)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton "Threshing" Lithograph (1941)

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Threshing, 1941 Lithograph on paper 9 1/4" x 14" Edition of 250 Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. Circulated by Associated American Artists, still housed in its original AAA-issued frame, measuring 17" x 21". Of Threshing, Benton wrote: “Made from a series of drawings and a painting done in 1938. The scene represents the last steam thresher engine to be operated in Johnson County, N.E. Kansas. The area represented is within 25 miles of my K.C. home. We were still near the country here in 1938. I'll bet every bit of this land is now sprouting ranch houses and swim pools and teen age protestants." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, University of Texas Press, 1979, 48.

    Circle Auction
  • ORIGINAL SIGNED BENTON LITHOGRAPH, TRUMAN, 1971
    Jun. 17, 2025

    ORIGINAL SIGNED BENTON LITHOGRAPH, TRUMAN, 1971

    Est: $750 - $1,000

    ORIGINAL SIGNED BENTON LITHOGRAPH, TRUMAN, 1971 THOMAS HART BENTON (American 1889-1975) Mr. President -1971 Lithograph on paper Signed in lithograph and pencil lower left Sheet size 24 inches x 20 inches, overall including glazed frame 26.25 inches x 22.25 inches

    Jackson's International
  • ORIGINAL THOMAS HART BENTON SIGNED PRINT
    Jun. 17, 2025

    ORIGINAL THOMAS HART BENTON SIGNED PRINT

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    ORIGINAL THOMAS HART BENTON SIGNED PRINT THOMAS HART BENTON (American 1889-1975) Self Portrait Lithograph on wove paper with deckled edges from an edition of 100 Signed in pencil lower right and numbered 18/100 18 x 14.75 inches (sheet)

    Jackson's International
  • Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Threshing, 1941
    Jun. 16, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Threshing, 1941

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Threshing, 1941 lithograph edition of 250, signed Benton in pencil (lower right) image size: 9 1/4 x 14 in. Property from an Important East Coast Estate This lot is located in Philadelphia.

    Freeman’s | Hindman
  • Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) The Farmer's Daughter, 1944
    Jun. 16, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) The Farmer's Daughter, 1944

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) The Farmer's Daughter, 1944 lithograph edition of 250, signed Benton in pencil (lower right) image size: 13 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. Property from an Important East Coast Estate This lot is located in Philadelphia.

    Freeman’s | Hindman
  • Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Making Camp, 1972
    Jun. 16, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Making Camp, 1972

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Making Camp, 1972 lithograph signed Benton (lower right) and inscribed ED/250 in pencil image size: 11 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. This lot is located in Philadelphia.

    Freeman’s | Hindman
  • THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) AMERICAN
    May. 31, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) AMERICAN

    Est: $7,000 - $8,000

    Rare original Lithograph on paper "Night Firing". Circa 1943. Hand signed in pencil. Overall framed 24" x 28" x 1 1/2".

    Chamberlain Auction Gallery
  • Thomas Hart BENTON: "Sunday Morning".
    May. 24, 2025

    Thomas Hart BENTON: "Sunday Morning".

    Est: $1,600 - $1,800

    Thomas Hart BENTON (American, 1889-1975): "Sunday Morning". Lithograph on Rives wove paper, 1939. Reference: Fath 26. Edition of 250. Signed in pencil. Image size: 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 inches.

    Armstrong Fine Art
  • THOMAS HART BENTON (AMERICAN, 1889-1975)
    May. 17, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (AMERICAN, 1889-1975)

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975 Study for an American Mural Pen and ink with wash on paper River trade scene with Native Americans, signed lower right.

    Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • THOMAS HART BENTON (AMERICAN, 1889-1975).
    May. 11, 2025

    THOMAS HART BENTON (AMERICAN, 1889-1975).

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    'Island Hay'. 1945. Lithograph. Signed lower tight in pencil. Published by Associated American Artists, NY. Property from a Manhattan, NYC estate. Dimensions: Sight size: 10.625" h x 13.125" w. Frame: 16.625" h 20.75" w.

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • Thomas Hart Benton Photographing the Bull (Fath 75), 1949
    Apr. 26, 2025

    Thomas Hart Benton Photographing the Bull (Fath 75), 1949

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Photographing the Bull (Fath 75), 1949 Lithograph on paper, ed. 244 of 500 12.5 x 16.5 (in) Signed in pencil Thomas H. Benton, lower right $2,000 - $4,000 Signed in the plate, lower left. Published by Twayne Publishers, Inc., New York with their embossed stamp, lower left.

    Larsen Art Auction
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