Thomas Hart Benton Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1889–1975

ArtSell has recorded 156 auction results for Thomas Hart Benton works on paper between 2003 and 2026, and 149 of them sold (96%). Across 149 sales with a published price, the typical result was $1.4kSign up free to see to $4.6kSign up free to see (median $2.6kSign up free to see). Waves holds the top price on file: $58.8kSign up free to see at Bonhams (November 2012). Most results come from Circle Auction (111), Bonhams (17) and Brunk Auctions (6).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Sketches of a Tree and Tall Grasses from the Nature Sketchbook, 1963

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2

   8 1/2" x 10 1/2"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 75
   $2,100≈ £1,662≈ €1,931HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
2. 
   Study of Farm Tools, 1928

   Drawing · Paper · ed. 3/4

   12 3/4" x 10"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 74
   $600≈ £475≈ €552HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
3. 
   Studies of Farm Equipment, 1963

   Drawing · Paper

   8" x 9"

   Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 73
   $2,700≈ £2,136≈ €2,483HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
4. 
   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 ↗
5. 
   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 ↗
6. 
   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 ↗
7. 
   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 ↗
8. 
   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 ↗
9. 
   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 ↗
10. 
    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 ↗
11. 
    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 ↗
12. 
    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 ↗
13. 
    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 ↗
14. 
    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 ↗
15. 
    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 ↗
16. 
    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 ↗
17. 
    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 ↗
18. 
    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 ↗
19. 
    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 ↗
20. 
    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 ↗
21. 
    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 ↗
22. 
    Study for Jacques Cartier in "Jacques Cartier Discovers the Indians, 1956

    Gouache · ed. 1/2

    19" x 12 1/2"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 54
    $3,000≈ £2,374≈ €2,759HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
23. 
    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 ↗
24. 
    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 ↗
25. 
    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 ↗
26. 
    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 ↗
27. 
    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 ↗
28. 
    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 ↗
29. 
    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 ↗
30. 
    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 ↗
31. 
    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 ↗
32. 
    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 ↗
33. 
    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 ↗
34. 
    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 ↗
35. 
    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 ↗
36. 
    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 ↗
37. 
    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 ↗
38. 
    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 ↗
39. 
    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 ↗
40. 
    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 ↗
41. 
    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 ↗
42. 
    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 ↗
43. 
    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 ↗
44. 
    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 ↗
45. 
    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 ↗
46. 
    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 ↗
47. 
    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 ↗
48. 
    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 ↗
49. 
    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 ↗
50. 
    Tug, 1924-8

    Gouache

    20" x 13"

    Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 24
    $5,250≈ £4,154≈ €4,828HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗

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