Still Life

Details

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Still Life
signed 'Benton' (lower right)
tempera on masonite
17 x 13 in. (43.2 x 33 cm.)
Painted circa 1943.

Provenance

The artist.
Private collection, acquired from the above.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 23 April 1964, lot 81.
Art Collectors Place, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1964.

Lot Essay

This work will be included in the forthcoming Thomas Hart Benton catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Thomas Hart Benton Catalogue Raisonné Foundation. Committee Members: Dr. Henry Adams, Jessie Benton, Anthony Benton Gude, Andrew Thompson and Michael Owen.

Please note that two black-and-white photographs of the present work signed by the artist accompany this lot. One of the pair is inscribed, "This painting was made by me in the early 40s, probably 1943...P.S. Painting is signed right corner."

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