Thomas Hart Benton Drawings: Value & Auction Prices

1889–1975

Thomas Hart Benton drawings have appeared at auction 131 times in ArtSell’s records between 2003 and 2026; 128 sold, a sell-through rate of 98%. The median price realised is $2.2kSign up free to see across 128 priced sales; the middle half sold for $1.2kSign up free to see–$3.6kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $23.3kSign up free to see for Mining Village at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in October 2010. Most results come from Circle Auction (106), Bonhams (9) and Clarke Auction Gallery (3).

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1. 
   Combine Studies, circa 1963-64

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

   9 1/2" x 13 1/2"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 72
   $1,400≈ £1,108≈ €1,287HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
2. 
   Farm Sketches from the Nature Sketchbook, 1963

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

   7" x 10 3/4"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 71
   $3,600≈ £2,848≈ €3,310HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
3. 
   Tractor and Silo Studies for the Missouri Mural, 1936

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

   12 1/2" x 13 1/4"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 70
   $2,100≈ £1,662≈ €1,931HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
4. 
   Figure Study for "The Twist," 1960-, 1964

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

   17" x 8 1/2"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 69
   $2,900≈ £2,294≈ €2,667HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
5. 
   Man Playing Piano, 1948

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

   6" x 4 1/4" (image)

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 68
   $2,400≈ £1,899≈ €2,207HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
6. 
   Portrait of a Young Girl with Cat, 1972

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

   7 1/4" x 6 3/4" (sight)

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 67
   $4,400≈ £3,481≈ €4,046HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
7. 
   Study for 'Jessie at the Piano' and Sketch of Seated Figure, circa 1946-47

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

   18 1/2" x 11"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 66
   $900≈ £712≈ €828HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
8. 
   Studies for 'Interior,', 1948

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

   17" x 23 1/2"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 65
   $2,300≈ £1,820≈ €2,115HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
9. 
   Study of Football Players, 1968-71

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

   6 1/2" x 10 3/4"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 64
   $2,700≈ £2,136≈ €2,483HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
10. 
    Landscape Sketch for "Wyoming Hay" from the Nature Sketchbook, 1963

    Drawing · Paper

    8" x 11"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 63
    $3,300≈ £2,611≈ €3,034HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
11. 
    Study of Hills with Minute Figures on Horses from the Nature Sketchbook, 1963

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

    7" x 11 1/4" (sight)

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 62
    $4,100≈ £3,244≈ €3,770HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
12. 
    Rocky Wyoming Landscape, 1963

    Drawing · Paper

    7" x 11"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 61
    $1,200≈ £949≈ €1,103HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
13. 
    View of Distant Buttes from the Nature Sketchbook

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    8 1/2" x 10 3/4"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 60
    $3,600≈ £2,848≈ €3,310HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
14. 
    Tent Interior Sketch, Missouri Flood, 1937

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

    8 3/4" x 11 1/4"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 59
    $400≈ £316≈ €368HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
15. 
    Sketch of Farm House, 1936

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    7" x 13 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 58
    $3,000≈ £2,374≈ €2,759HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
16. 
    Trees Along the Missouri, 1965

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    6 1/2" x 7"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 57
    $2,000≈ £1,582≈ €1,839HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
17. 
    Church on a Hill, circa 1930s

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

    6 3/4" x 8 3/4" (sight)

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 56
    $1,700≈ £1,345≈ €1,563HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
18. 
    Foot and Shoe Study for Jacques Cartier Mural, 1956-57

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

    8" x 4 3/4"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 55
    $500≈ £396≈ €460HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
19. 
    Study for "Father Hennepin at Niagara Falls,", circa 1960

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

    17" x 9 1/4"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 53
    $3,100≈ £2,453≈ €2,851HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
20. 
    Study of M. E. Benton for the Missouri Mural, 1935-36

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    11 1/2" x 8"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 52
    $1,500≈ £1,187≈ €1,379HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
21. 
    Study of Children Getting on Bus, 1961

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    6 1/2" x 9 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 51
    $2,200≈ £1,741≈ €2,023HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
22. 
    Studies for 'Ozark Reflections' and 'School Bus,', 1961

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

    12 1/4" x 16 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 50
    $3,800≈ £3,007≈ €3,494HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
23. 
    Sketch of Current River, circa 1962-63

    Drawing · Paper

    11" x 13"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 49
    $3,500≈ £2,769≈ €3,218HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
24. 
    Mountain Pool from the Nature Sketchbook, 1963

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

    8" x 9 1/4"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 48
    $4,600≈ £3,640≈ €4,230HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
25. 
    Landscape with Nude Bathers

    Drawing · ed. 1/2

    4 1/2" x 5 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 47
    $1,000≈ £791≈ €920HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
26. 
    Study for The Flight of the Thielens, 1938

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    14 1/2" x 10"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 46
    $1,800≈ £1,424≈ €1,655HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
27. 
    New York Today (Study for The History of New York Mural), 1927

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

    10 3/4" x 8"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 45
    $5,000≈ £3,956≈ €4,598HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
28. 
    Drawing of a Flatbed Pickup, 1928

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

    10 3/4" x 14 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 44
    $2,400≈ £1,899≈ €2,207HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
29. 
    Tractor Study for Kansas Wheat Scene, 1953

    Drawing · Paper

    7" x 8"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 43
    $3,400≈ £2,690≈ €3,126HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
30. 
    Farmer with Combine, Study for "Rice Threshing,", 1945

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    8" x 13" (sight)

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 42
    $1,600≈ £1,266≈ €1,471HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
31. 
    Study of Combine and Study of Tire, circa 1963-4

    Drawing · Paper

    10" x 14"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 41
    $1,500≈ £1,187≈ €1,379HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
32. 
    Drawing of a Head, circa 1930s

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

    6 3/4" x 4 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 39
    $3,400≈ £2,690≈ €3,126HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
33. 
    Pig with Piglets, 1926

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

    3 3/4" x 6 3/4"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 38
    $700≈ £554≈ €644HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
34. 
    Mule Eating Grass, 1936

    Drawing · Paper

    7" x 10"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 37
    $3,000≈ £2,374≈ €2,759HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
35. 
    Circus Scene with Horse and Rider, 1930

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    10 1/2" x 8 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 36
    $1,700≈ £1,345≈ €1,563HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
36. 
    Circus Scene, 1930

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    10 1/2" x 8 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 35
    $1,500≈ £1,187≈ €1,379HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
37. 
    Figure with Power Lines and Cross, Study for Kansas City Power and Light Commission, 1952

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    4 1/2" x 10" (image)

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 34
    $2,600≈ £2,057≈ €2,391HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
38. 
    Compositional Study for the Mural of Achelous and Hercules, 1947

    Drawing · Paper

    12" x 23"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 33
    $3,900≈ £3,086≈ €3,586HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
39. 
    Study of Flowers, circa 1939-41

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    7 1/2" x 6 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 32
    $3,100≈ £2,453≈ €2,851HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
40. 
    Flower Studies from the Nature Sketchbook, 1963

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    11 1/2" x 8 1/2" (sight)

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 31
    $2,800≈ £2,215≈ €2,575HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
41. 
    Woodland Stream, 1969

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

    15" x 10 1/4" (sight)

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 30
    $16,500≈ £13,055≈ €15,172HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
42. 
    Current River Bluff, circa 1962-63

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

    13 1/4" x 13 3/4"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 29
    $4,900≈ £3,877≈ €4,506HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
43. 
    Cow Skull Study for "The Sheepherder", circa 1955-60

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    5" x 6 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 28
    $1,400≈ £1,108≈ €1,287HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
44. 
    The Upper Missouri, 1965

    Drawing · Paper

    10" x 14"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 26
    $2,300≈ £1,820≈ €2,115HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
45. 
    Two Studies of a Keelboat, 1946

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

    9 1/4" x 13"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 25
    $1,400≈ £1,108≈ €1,287HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
46. 
    Tractor Study for America Today, 1928

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

    9 3/4" x 10 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 23
    $3,100≈ £2,453≈ €2,851HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
47. 
    Study of "Dig" Chinn in a Three-Quarter View from the Back, 1935

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

    8 1/4" x 7"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 21
    $2,200≈ £1,741≈ €2,023HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
48. 
    Farmer Unloading Wagon, 1945

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

    8 1/2" x 10 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 19
    $2,200≈ £1,741≈ €2,023HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
49. 
    Windmill, Watering Trough, and Cow, 1951

    Drawing · Paper

    11" x 14"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 17
    $1,800≈ £1,424≈ €1,655HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
50. 
    Study of Swirling Grass for "Wyoming Hay," from the Nature Sketchbook, 1963

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4

    7 1/4" x 11 1/4"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 16
    $1,600≈ £1,266≈ €1,471HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗

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